Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the obesity rate in the United States ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two new ...

It's too soon to know whether new treatments for obesity, including blockbuster weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound, can help ease the epidemic of the chronic disease. Obesity is high and ...

Obesity has become one of the most closely tracked public health metrics of our time, and the numbers paint a picture that is ...

Nearly 1 in 5 teens in the United States is obese, putting their long-term health at serious risk. Obesity in adolescence leads to many deleterious medical conditions including diabetes, high blood ...

Despite spending nearly twice as much on health care as its international counterparts, the United States ranks last overall among high-income nations in health system performance, with the lowest ...

Age-adjusted rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality tripled from 3.4 to 10.34 per 100,000 people between 1999 and 2023 among US adults with obesity, with higher rates observed in men, older ...

This retrospective analysis examines employees with obesity and reports on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use, comorbidities, and work outcomes over time. Objectives: Obesity has a US ...

Ozempic and its ilk are inescapable. While those on the weight loss drug often face more judgment and stigma, it's undeniable that the medications have had an effect on many people's health. As GLP-1 ...