(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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Higher BMI in early adulthood and midlife is linked to better memory performance, particularly in men and Black Americans, challenging traditional views on obesity and cognition.

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