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

Obesity prevalence was greater among those ages ... cravings for foods that are high in fats and added sugars,” per CDC.

Languages: English. Severe obesity throughout the U.S. continues to rise, a new study from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows. On Tuesday, the U.S. CDC published a ...

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

Federal public health guidance now excludes healthy children and expecting mothers from routine COVID-19 shots.

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