The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30, and a shocking 20% of Americans meet that criteria, ...

Despite an increase in the prevalence of prescribing, only 0.5 percent of U.S. adolescents with obesity were prescribed an ...

Adolescents face significant barriers to obesity medication access, despite a surge in prescriptions. Discover the ...

Obesity — like most other medical conditions — requires an “arsenal” of treatments, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

As the popularity of GLP-1 medications to support weight loss in adults surges, it's not surprising that there's also been a ...

When pediatric health experts name the most worrisome medical conditions plaguing young people today, obesity often tops the list. According to global statistics from the World Health Organization, ...

Recent actions by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., dismissing an independent CDC advisory panel to restore trust ...