obesity

The CDC has released its Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps for 2023, and more than 35 percent of the adults in 23 states are obese. Texas just misses that mark, with 34.4 percent of adult Texans experiencing obesity.

It's known that obesity is linked to many cancers. A study shows metabolic syndrome, which includes factors like high blood pressure and insulin resistance, also drives increased risk.

Young Black adults, Mexican Americans and other Hispanic adults experienced the greatest cardiovascular risk factors, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Excess belly fat in midlife is linked to genes that may increase a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life.

A decade ago, Army recruiters started coaching individuals to help them lose weight so they could enlist. It's not an official Army program, but it has become necessary to recruitment, many say.

In the U.S. South — home to nine of the nation's 12 heaviest states — obesity is playing a role not only in COVID-19 outcomes but in the calculus of the vaccination rollout.

A new study published in The Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal finds obesity is a risk factor in COVID-19 hospital admissions for people under 60.

From Texas Standard: A group of U.S. health organizations, including the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at...

Hmong immigrants began losing native bacteria in their guts soon after arriving in the U.S., a change associated with more obesity. Eating an American diet plays a role but doesn't explain everything.

The obesity epidemic is getting worse. But what if presumptions about the causes and consequences of obesity are wrong?