Obesity, overweight

‘Obesity is at a crisis point’: Study predicts that 260 million in US will be overweight or obese by 2050
at 8 p.m. Sunday, November 17, on CNN. In a little over two decades, almost 260 million people in the United States are predicted to have overweight or obesity, according to a new study. The study, published in the medical journal the Lancet, is one of the ...
Obesity epidemic: 260 million in US will be overweight by 2050, says study
A new study published in The Lancet predicts a dramatic rise in obesity rates in the United States by 2050. The study projects nearly 260 million adults and children will be overweight or obese, leading to severe health and economic consequences.
Nearly 260 Million Americans Could 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 warns. About 213 million Americans aged 25 and older will be carrying around excess weight within 25 years,
Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Are Now Overweight or Obese
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to a sweeping new study. The findings have wide-reaching implications for the nation’s health and medical
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
Obesity Map Reveals States RFK Jr. Might Target First
The map shows states that Kennedy may target first as part of his initiative, due to the high levels of obesity prevalence in ...
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 ...
Health Rounds: Obesity-related heart disease deaths spike in US
Hello Health Rounds Readers! Today we feature a sneak peek at a trio of studies to be presented at the American Heart ...
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US Obesity 'Is at a Crisis Point'
"Obesity is at a crisis point throughout the USA," according to researchers who tracked obesity rates nationwide, per CTV ...
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Associations of obesity with co-morbidities in early adult life
In The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Yair Zloof and colleagues1 show that obesity in otherwise healthy adolescents was ...
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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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Death rates linked to obesity-related heart disease are up, especially among men
The rate of deaths from ischemic heart disease related to obesity nearly tripled in the U.S. over a two-decade span, ...
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The obesity crisis in the USA: why are there no signs of plateauing yet?
For decades, researchers from all obesity-related disciplines have been observing the escalating prevalence of people living ...
Heart deaths related to obesity almost triple in U.S. over last two decades
Lives lost to obesity-related heart disease have nearly tripled over the past twenty years, a new study reports.
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Amgen defends obesity drug amid bone concerns
After a research note raised potential safety concerns with Amgen's lead obesity candidate, the company defended its drug and ...
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US Obesity Epidemic Continues to Skyrocket, With No End in Sight
The prevalence of obesity and overweight is extraordinarily high. Unsurprisingly, deaths related to obesity are on the rise, ...