(HealthDay News) — The number of US adults with severe obesity increased from 2013 to 2023, according to a research letter published online Feb. 13 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of ...

Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact and the latest medical perspectives.

The large-scale study, following 177,734 adults aged 60 and older for nearly 13.7 years, found that obesity provided substantial protection against osteoporosis in women but offered little benefit ...

Researchers say the findings highlight the importance of early intervention for obesity to protect brain health, particularly in females.

A randomized, placebo-controlled trial validates a side effect frequently observed by doctors and patients. A new study from ...

Higher BMI in early adulthood and midlife is linked to better memory performance, particularly in men and Black Americans, ...

Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood ... "The impact on lives lost is twice as high for women, and higher for Black adults than for white adults," said Palaniappan ...

Significant associations for semaglutide initiation included being female, using certain ... The analysis included 97,456 adults with a first diagnosis of obesity (June 5, 2021, to July 1, 2022 ...

When Beatrice Dionigi was in medical school 15 years ago, she was taught that colon cancer—long known as a "silent killer" ...

Heart disease remains the top killer of Americans as risk factors continue to grow. Get the latest statistics from the ...