Some U.S. cities make it their mission to prioritize healthy habits and healthy spaces, while others put in less effort.  ...

Just over 40% of Americans are obese based on their BMIs, and that number has been on the rise since the mid-1970s. But a few new statistics suggest that the obesity rate is now plateauing, or even ...

New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid reignite debates over how to handle ...

A recent study ranked the 100 most populated U.S. metro areas.

For decades, the obesity rate among Americans trended inexorably higher, to a peak of 39.9 percent in 2022. But now, new data from Gallup’s National Health and Well-Being Index shows that something ...

Childhood obesity may be quietly undermining one of the central promises of American life. A study by a Rutgers researcher ...

A disturbing statistic revealing the dismal state of health in America is that more than 40 percent of the population is obese (defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new study found that nearly three quarters of adults in the U.S. are affected by obesity or overweight. That study, reported in the medical journal The Lancet, found that by 2050, ...

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GLP-1 receptor agonist use in adults with concurrent type 2 diabetes and obesity was associated with increased risk for ...

Health coaching focuses on sustained engagement, helping families build habits over time rather than relying on one-time counseling. This approach also incorporates mental health, stress, sleep, and ...