Maps show the U.S. states with the healthiest diets, based on fruit and vegetables, alcohol, food insecurity, and diseases.

In Maine, 87 percent ate vegetables every day, the highest rate in the country. Overweight and obesity were found to be most prevalent in Southern and Midwestern states: 73.2 percent in West ...

Under the proposal, if West Virginia can reduce its obesity rate to under 25% (the rate in Colorado and Hawaii, our leanest ...

Americans are split on using weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy to treat obesity or weight-related conditions, ...

The relationship between obesity and cancer risk has become increasingly clear through research. Multiple types of cancer show higher prevalence rates among individuals with obesity, including ...

helping to manipulate certain biological hunger cues and improve metabolic states." He concluded by pointing out, "Obesity rates aren't rising globally because of a willpower issue. It's rising ...

He noted that overweight and obesity rates in Penang stand at 56.5%, surpassing the national figure of 54.4%. "High cholesterol is also more prevalent in Penang at 37.4% compared to 33.3% ...

The Mountain State has some of the highest rates of chronic diseases linked to obesity and therefore sucks the most money from federally-funded taxpayer programs like Medicaid. Writing for the ...

The policies included mandating primary and secondary school students to have at least two hours of physical activity daily, to effectively control myopia, or nearsightedness and obesity rates.