The obesity rate among U.S. adults fell in 2023 for the first time in over a decade, according to a new study released on Friday. The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that ...

The CDC report found almost 10% of U.S. adults had severe obesity. The prevalence of obesity among adults has slightly decreased in the United States but remains higher than 10 years ago ...

A study finds cannabis use among US adults aged 65+ increased from 4.8% in 2021 to 7% in 2023. Use rose most among college-educated, married, female, and higher-income older adults. Increases are ...

Adults who identified as gay or lesbian ... of moderate-to-severe loneliness as a public health threat among US adults,” the authors wrote. This study used self-reported data, which might ...

Nationally representative survey data revealed that glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) use for obesity treatment more than tripled among US adults without diabetes between 2018 ...

About The Study: This study identified a promising trend of declining sedentary behavior among U.S. adults between 2013 and March 2020, but this decline was hampered in 2021-2023. Sedentary ...

Among age groups, the prevalence of obesity was highest among adults between ages 40 and 59 at 46.4%. By comparison, the prevalence in adults between ages 20 and 39 was 35.5% and among those aged ...

The prevalence of obesity among adults has slightly decreased in the United States but remains higher than 10 years ago, new federal data shows. Among adults aged 20 and older, about 40.3% were ...