NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Child obesity levels in the U.S. increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among children who were already obese from the outset, ...

More Americans are overweight than ever before. The US is losing its battle against the bulge. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that Americans are heavier ...

All U.S. states have an obesity rate among their residents of higher than 20%, which is at least one in five adults — and many exceed that. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

Adult obesity rates are on the rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Wednesday, noting 16 states with an adult obesity prevalence of at least 35%, up from nine states in ...

Obesity is becoming more common in a growing number of states, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2022, 22 states had at least 35% of adults with obesity, ...

Obesity rates have remained roughly the same in the U.S. over the past two years, but remain high nationwide — especially in the Midwest and South. (Getty Images) More than one in five American adults ...

CDC estimates obesity-related ailments — including heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes — lead to treatment costs that are about $1,400 more each year for the average obese patient than the ...

At least 35 percent of residents had obesity in 16 states in 2020, up from nine states in 2018, according to the CDC’s 2020 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps. Those 16 states are: Alabama, Arkansas, ...

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the prevalence of obesity is rising all across the nation. The CDC data found that 22 states had a prevalence, or “proportion of adults ...

Obesity is a common, chronic disease that increases the risk for Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, some cancers and worsened mental health, the CDC notes. Getty Images/Tetra images RF Adult obesity ...