“These findings suggest that BMI and obesity prevalence in the U.S. decreased in 2023 for the first time in more than a ...
Obesity prevalence in the US decreased in 2023, with significant drops in the South, highlighting the impact of GLP-1RA ...
(HealthDay News) — The mean body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of obesity declined in the United States in 2023, according to research published in JAMA Health Forum.
Obesity dipped in U.S. adults last year for the first time in more than a decade, research found. That might be due, in part, ...
A new study indicates average BMI and overall obesity rates declined slightly in 2023. The lead researcher said it could be ...
"While obesity remains a considerable public health concern, the observed reductions in obesity prevalence suggest an ...
Obesity is still a challenge for U.S. health. You might think that higher prices of food after the pandemic led to a decline ...
The US data suggest that the South has seen the greatest shifts, and the highest rate of GLP-1 prescribing per capita.
That’s a positive indicator, one doctor says, but developing healthier eating habits ‘would be much better than people just losing weight.’ ...
The mean body mass index (BMI) and the prevalence of obesity both dropped in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade.