Between August 2021 and August 2023, approximately 40% of U.S. adults had obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Around 9.4% of those adults had severe obesity.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity alone costs the U.S. healthcare system nearly $173 billion a year, while diabetes, heart disease, and stroke costs an ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity alone costs the U.S. healthcare system nearly $173 billion a year, while diabetes, heart disease, and stroke costs an ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity alone costs the U.S. healthcare system nearly $173 billion a year, while diabetes, heart disease, and stroke costs an ...

In recent decades, the health of the average American has steadily declined: obesity rates have tripled since the 60s, while diabetes has nearly quadrupled since the 80s. Central to the call to ...

One of the more recent high-profile debates involves the role of medications used to treat obesity. Within the Trump administration, advisers and Cabinet nominees — who will shape the ...