Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...
A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick and creating enormous health care costs.
More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and ...
Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.
Researchers identify a significant association between sugar-sweetened beverage tax and BMI changes among adults living in ...
Heart disease and stroke claim more lives in the United States than all forms of cancer and accidental deaths combined, according to a new American Heart Association report.
Young boys who ate a greater proportion of ultraprocessed foods were more likely to develop overweight or obesity by age 5 years, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.“Ultraprocessed ...
A new report published Monday found that heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States.
The proportion of obese boys in China jumped to 15.2% in 2022 from 1.3% in 1990, trailing the United States 22%, but higher than Japan's 6%, Britain's and Canada's 12% and India's 4%. Obesity in ...
Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, according to an annual report from the American Heart Association. These ...