(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 Rader, PhD ...

Millions of Americans long considered outside the obesity category may, in fact, face many of the same health risks.

In 2013, the IOM formed the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions to engage leadership from multiple sectors in addressing the obesity crisis. The roundtable’s membership includes representatives of public ...

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk said the prescription medicine can be found at a range of pharmacies, including CVS and Costco, as ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped, an encouraging sign that America's epidemic of excess weight might be improving. But ...

Last month, Novo Nordisk NVO announced the FDA approval of the Wegovy pill (once-daily oral semaglutide 25 mg) to reduce ...

The general rate of obesity among adults in the United States has stagnated, but the rate of severe obesity has increased, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A report ...

July 14 (UPI) --Cancer deaths linked to obesity more than tripled in the United States during the past two decades, a new study says. Deaths linked to the 13 types of obesity-related cancer rose to 13 ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Form Health, the leading provider of science-based obesity care in the United States, announced it has raised a $38 million Series B with Sound Ventures serving as the ...

BMI and obesity prevalence in the US decreased for the first time in a decade in 2023. (HealthDay News) — Body mass index (BMI) and obesity prevalence declined in the United States in 2023, according ...