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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Obesity rates in the United States have finally started to show a decline, heading in the right direction for the first time in a decade likely due to the popularity of weight loss drugs like Ozempic.

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

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 improving. But ...

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 ...

() - The number of states with the highest obesity rates declined in 2024, while Nevada’s obesity epidemic deepened. Last ...