“These findings suggest that BMI and obesity prevalence in the U.S. decreased in 2023 for the first time in more than a ...

Some researchers believe that body fat percentage provides a more reliable indicator of the potential for obesity-related ... of men and women in the United States has been collected through ...

Adult obesity rates in the United States dropped from 46% in 2022 to 45.6% in 2023, according to the new study published in ...

Obesity creates $173 billion excess healthcare costs and as much as $6 billion in lost workplace productivity in the United States every year. Obesity has the potential to affect every aspect of a ...

The study followed nearly 17 million people, the majority of whom were in the 26-75 age range, and found that after climbing ...

(HealthDay News) — The mean body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of obesity declined in the United States in 2023, according to research published in JAMA Health Forum.

That’s a positive indicator, one doctor says, but developing healthier eating habits ‘would be much better than people just losing weight.’ ...

(HealthDay News) — Body mass index (BMI) and obesity prevalence declined in the United States in 2023, according to a research letter published online Dec. 13 in JAMA Health Forum. Benjamin ...