Obesity dipped slightly in U.S. adults last year, research found — the first time in more than a decade that the country has seen a downward trend. That might be due, in part, to the recent rise ...

After years of rising obesity rates in the US, the numbers dipped slightly during 2023, though experts disagree about the exact cause ...

Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...

The obesity rate among U.S. adults fell in 2023 for the first time in over a decade, according to a new study released on Friday. The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that ...

In 2023, the United States saw a slight decrease in obesity prevalence among adults, according to research findings published Dec. 13 in JAMA. Amid projections of increasing obesity rates over the ...

2023 marked a decline in BMI and obesity prevalence in the US, potentially linked to weight loss medications like semaglutide. The study analyzed data from 16,743,822 adults, showing a slight BMI ...

For the first time in a decade, the United States is seeing a slight decline in obesity rates. A new study published in JAMA Health Forum titled "Changes in Adult Obesity Trends in the US" reveals ...

For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates in the United States may finally be heading in the right direction and new weight loss drugs like semaglutide could be part of the reason why. A new ...

In a recent article published in JAMA Health Forum, researchers assessed trends in obesity and body mass index (BMI) across American adults between 2013 and 2023. Their findings indicate that BMI ...