Nationally, obesity was down from 46 percent in 2022 to 45.6 percent in 2023. Across a sample of nearly 17 million adults in a new JAMA Health Forum study, mean population body mass index grew from ...

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Obesity dipped slightly in U.S. adults last year for the first time in more than a decade, a study found. The researchers suggested that might be due, in part, to the rise of weight loss drugs ...

U.S. Adult Obesity Rate Fell in 2023, as Use of GLP-1 Meds Rose By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. obesity rate declined for the first time in a ...

The study reviewed the body mass index (BMIs), a measure of obesity, of 16.7 million U.S. adults over a 10-year period. The average BMI rose annually to 30.24 -- which is considered obese -- until ...

The U.S. obesity rate declined for the first time in a decade last year, coinciding with the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss meds, a new study finds. Data on almost 17 million adults nationwide showed ...

Data on almost 17 million adults nationwide showed the obesity rate -- which has been rising for years -- fell from 46.2% of adults in 2021 to 45.6% in 2023, Harvard University researchers report.

In 2023, the United States saw a slight decrease in obesity prevalence among adults, according to research findings published Dec. 13 in JAMA. Amid projections of increasing obesity rates over the ...