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 ...

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 ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

The obesity rate ... 2022 to 45.6 percent last year. The researchers also discovered that obesity has declined substantially in the South, including among women older adults, ages 66 to 75.

The study, which tracked 16.7 million adults over the past 10 years, found that adult obesity rates dropped from 46% in 2022 to 45.6% in 2023. Although the decrease is slight, it marks the first ...

The study reviewed the body mass index (BMIs), a measure of obesity, of 16.7 million U.S. adults over a 10-year period. The average BMI rose annually to 30.24 — which is considered obese — until it ...

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 ...