Black Americans are nearly twice as likely as their white counterparts to develop dementia and also face some of the highest obesity rates in the nation — troubling numbers as St. Louis researchers ...

On Thursday, in fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that obesity rates for children and teens ages 2-19 have reached an all-time high — hitting 21.1% between 2021 and 2021, ...

U.S. children and teens are now at record-high levels of obesity — with more than one in five affected by obesity.  Severe obesity among youth is c ...

U.S. adult obesity rates have declined for the first time in years, while South Carolina's rate remains among the nation’s highest. What to know ...

Even with a drop in fatalities, this is still the deadliest threat in the U.S.

A new Danish study compiles 10 years of research from one of the world's largest and most detailed puberty cohorts and points to three main conclusions: puberty is occurring earlier; genes, pregnancy ...

This is the second volume of the Research Topic "Building" Health Through Physical Activity in Schools, please see the first volume <a href=" <br/><br/>Physical activity in the school context refers ...

U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two ...

Heart disease is on track to tighten its grip on American women. New projections from the American Heart Association warn that over the next 25 years, cardiovascular disease will rise sharply, driven ...

World Obesity Day, observed on March 4, is a reminder that obesity is not simply a matter of willpower, it is a chronic, complex and treatable medical condition. As an American Board of Obesity ...

One in 5 children aged 2 to 19 in the U.S. are living with obesity, marking the highest rate ever recorded, according to newly published data from the CDC. The agency published two reports Feb. 25 ...