While this coincides with an uptick in GLP-1 drug use, some experts told Newsweek they don't think they are having a major ...

New data shows which are America's most and least overweight states, based on an evaluation of measures like obesity rates, ...

For years, obesity rates in the US have gone in one direction: up. From the first year it was launched, Gallup’s National ...

Louisiana is the 4th most overweight and obese state in the US, with high rates of obesity, physical inactivity, high cholesterol, and low fruit and vegetable consumption, according to a WalletHub ...

The U.S. adult obesity rate, calculated as having a BMI of 30 or higher, has gradually declined to 37% in 2025, dropping from ...

WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped, an encouraging sign that America's epidemic of excess weight might be ...

A Gallup poll suggests nearly 8 million fewer people are obese than in 2022 — a drop that coincides with the surging use of ...

The U.S. adult obesity rate dropped from 39.9% in 2022 to 37.0% in 2025 — representing an estimated 7.6 million fewer obese ...

Certain blockbuster obesity drugs will be available for as little as $149 per month and more Medicare enrollees will have ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more dropped, an encouraging sign that America’s epidemic of excess weight might be improving. But cuts ...

FILE - A subject's waist is measured during an obesity prevention study in Chicago on Jan. 20, 2010. For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more ...