Approximately 75% of Americans are obese or overweight: Study
Obesity is spreading in the United States, as 75% of of adults and almost half of people aged 15-24 are overweight.
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Obesity rates have increased across the country. Early intervention is key, doctors say.
A new Lancet study has found that almost three-quarters of adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese, calling it a “crisis ...
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How Often Do Doctors Use New Weight-Loss Drugs in Kids?
As optimism for GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss has grown, so too has their use in children. Currently, liraglutide ...
What Is 'Make America Healthy Again'? What To Know About RFK Jr.'s Policy Positions
Some are more clear than others. President-elect Donald Trump ’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the ...
Study projects nearly 260 million Americans will be overweight or obese by 2050
Four out of five men and women in the United States will be overweight or obese by 2050 if current trends hold, a new study ...
RFK Jr. is not a fan of weight-loss drugs or vaccines. Stocks are tanking.
The stocks of companies that make or are developing the new class of weight-loss and diabetes-management drugs were sharply ...
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Blockbuster weight loss drugs are revealing what we still don’t understand about obesity
Over the past year, the question has been coming in from everywhere – from my patients and family members, from colleagues ...
Almost 3 in 4 US adults overweight or obese: Research
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults are considered overweight or obese, according to new research published Thursday from ...
Supersize US: Without ‘immediate action’ nearly 260 million Americans will be overweight or obese by 2050
Researchers said the analysis lays bare a ‘decades-long-failure’ to tackle the overweight and obesity epidemic ...
3 tips to reduce your risk of stroke
Stroke was the fourth-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2023, according to the CDC. But up to 80 percent of strokes may ...
Should You Forget Eli Lilly and Buy This Magnificent Biotech Stock Instead?
Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) sells a broad range of pharmaceuticals treating various diseases, but one portfolio in particular has ...
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Trump selects RFK Jr. to lead Health and Human Services department
NEW YORK >> President-elect Donald Trump announced today he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental activist who has spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health ...