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The obesity rate in America keeps on growing and is expected to get even bigger
A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick ...
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A bold experiment: Let’s bribe West Virginia to reduce its obesity rate
Under the proposal, if West Virginia can reduce its obesity rate to under 25% (the rate in Colorado and Hawaii, our leanest ...
Fact-Checking Kennedy’s Health Claims in His Confirmation Hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made a number of disputed claims.
Americans split on using weight loss drugs to treat obesity: Survey
Americans are split on using weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy to treat obesity or weight-related conditions, ...
End of the Line for BMI? Experts Propose New Obesity Definition
Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present framework, ...
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Comprehensive obesity care in Colorado will save state money, advance health equity | OPINION
Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado state legislature have the opportunity this year to pass a law to help our sickest and most ...
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Obesity rate drops in the U.S., healthcare experts point to GLP-1 medications as the cause
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates have dropped in the United States. A recent study by the CDC showed that from 2021 to 2023, those rates dropped from 41.9% ...
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Commission draws up new approach, definition of clinical obesity during Baton Rouge meeting
In Louisiana, nearly all of the adults in the state — and the majority ... “It will help us to better understand obesity and that will, in turn, inform policy making in Washington, D.C ...