(HealthDay News) — The number of US adults with severe obesity increased from 2013 to 2023, according to a research letter published online Feb. 13 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they will be studying the "threat" to children posed by ...

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of ...

For obese workers, even the prevalence rates for multiple sclerosis and lupus are higher. For workers at big U.S. employers, ...

Higher BMI in early adulthood and midlife is linked to better memory performance, particularly in men and Black Americans, ...

As obesity rates rise across the U.S., a new study from UnitedHealthcare and the Health Action Council examines the financial ...

A decades-long study of Danish conscripts finds that despite the rise in obesity, the inverse relationship between intelligence and BMI has remained unchanged.

Allowing such medications as options could lead to significant savings from improved health, writes Kelley Koch.

Research has revealed a concentration of fast food takeaways and restaurants in more deprived areas of the country compared ...

Pediatric obesity was associated with a higher prevalence of iron deficiency but not a higher prevalence of iron deficiency anemia.