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 ...

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.

Adults tend ... 0.5 to 1kg every year. While this doesn't seem like much each year, it amounts to 5kg over a decade. The slow-but-steady nature of weight creep is why many of us won't notice ...

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 ...

Discover how a simple metabolic marker, the TyG index, combined with obesity measures, can help predict and manage hypertension risk in American adults—offering new hope for cardiovascular health.