A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, a new study published ...

Obesity in the United States is no longer a slow-moving crisis. A sweeping redefinition of what counts as unhealthy body fat ...

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided insight into the prevalence of obesity across the United States. The figures, initially from the 2023 Adult ...

At least 35 percent of residents had obesity in 16 states in 2020, up from nine states in 2018, according to the CDC’s 2020 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps. Those 16 states are: Alabama, Arkansas, ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - In a new report from the CDC, obesity remains high across the United States. The CDC says Iowa is one of 23 states where one in every three adults is considered obese, in 2013 ...

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the prevalence of obesity is rising all across the nation. The CDC data found that 22 states had a prevalence, or “proportion of adults ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All states had an adult obesity prevalence exceeding 20%. Obesity prevalence differed based on race and ...

Latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that obesity prevalence among U.S. adults remains high, with at least one in five adult Americans in each state living ...

The CDC report found almost 10% of U.S. adults had severe obesity. The prevalence of obesity among adults has slightly decreased in the United States but remains higher than 10 years ago, new federal ...