U.S. smoke cigarettes, or about an average of 12.6% of the population in each state. Here are the states that have the most ...

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

New letters urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand Medicare and Medicaid to include FDA-approved ...

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.

Red meat has long been vilified and blamed for everything from obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol to multiple ... A recent report from the University of Missouri-Kansas City found rates of ...

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

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 ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

LONDON – Medical experts proposed a radical overhaul of how obesity is diagnosed ... s ability to accomplish everyday tasks and the state of his or her organs. It may also limit the prescription ...

Allstate is increasing homeowners insurance rates in Illinois by 14.3% beginning Feb. 24, according to a filing with the state last month. The rate hike applies to a “portion” of Illinois ...

Reporter Jonathan Saltzman and data journalist Scooty Nickerson dive into the numbers. Despite its love of lobster rolls, clam chowder, and Dunkin’, Massachusetts consistently boasts one of the ...