(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.

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

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

The burden of obesity extends beyond its health effects. For example, a 2024 report estimated that obesity-related healthcare costs could reach $9.1 trillion over the next decade. Those living with ...

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

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

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

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

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.