Americans are split on using weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy to treat obesity or weight-related conditions, according to a new survey that was published on Friday. The new ...

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and ...

Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different ...

As the former president of the Navajo Nation, I support changes to make the federal dietary guidelines emphasize plant-based ...

For the first time, women under 65 nationwide are more likely to develop cancer — including lung cancer — than men in that same age group, according to new statistics released this week by ...

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...

Learner Tien pulled off the biggest victory of his life to headline a parade of 11 Americans moving into the third round of the Australian Open. Tien, a 19-year-old native of Irvine, Calif.

The term overweight is no more a part of the India-specific obesity guidelines that were revised after nearly 15 years and published on Wednesday. The term overweight has been replaced with ...

Possible explanations include better detection and rising obesity, but also the dearth ... Cancer mortality rates among Native American people are two to three times higher than among white ...

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The data also showed obesity rates were most concentrated in the Midwest and the South. Under the proposed framework, some individuals previously classified as obese based on BMI alone would no ...