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 ...

Obesity prevalence did not significantly change for U.S. adults from 2013 to 2023 ... increased by a mean 0.44 percentage points per year from 17.2% in 2013-2014 to 21.1% in 2021-2023 (P ...

Obesity, defined as having a body mass index of 30 or higher, is more prevalent among middle-aged adults than younger individuals, with a rate of 19.5% last year among those 18 to 24 years old ...

A year-long Washington Post examination reveals ... are higher than they were when Jimmy Carter was president. Deaths of adults 35 to 64 are concentrated in the nation’s interior, including ...