The states with the highest obesity rates were found throughout the Plains, the South, and into the Midwest, while coastal states primarily had lower rates.

In every single state, researchers expect at least 35% of adults to have a body mass index of 30 or higher, the threshold that defines obesity. That prediction may come as a shock, as weight loss ...

(NEXSTAR) — The number of states with high adult obesity rates has dropped for the first time in more than a decade, a new report released Thursday found. The nonprofit Trust for America’s Health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the next decade, obesity rates across the nation could surge to close to half of U.S. adults, a new study published in the ...

It might be time to put down that tub of ice cream. Obesity is a problem that has long been plagued the United States. Though rates have dipped in 2025, obesity still remains a major issue for many ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Nearly three in 10 Staten Island adults are living with obesity, but a recent data analysis found that certain parts of the borough are seeing more residents struggle than ...

(NEXSTAR) — The number of states with high adult obesity rates has dropped for the first time in more than a decade, a new report released Thursday found. The nonprofit Trust for America’s Health ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been tracking obesity rates, as measured by BMI, since the 1980s, according to Cate Varney, a family medicine physician and the director of obesity ...