Search results
Obesity Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoObesity is defined by a body mass index greater than 30 kilograms per square meter. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4...
America's growing obesity epidemic: 3 charts explain obesity rates across the US
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMore than 4 in 10 Americans now fit the medical definition for having obesity, putting them at risk...
Obesity: What You Need to Know
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLearn more about the definition of obesity and what it means for your health. Medically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDN Obesity is a chronic disease...
Obesity Classes 1 Through 3: Each Category Explained
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 4 months agoObesity classes are based on body mass index (BMI). There are three classes. Learn how each class gauges a person’s risk of health complications from...
1 in 5 children and adolescents globally have 'excess weight,' new study finds. Here's what parents...
Yahoo Life· 3 days agoWhat new research has discovered about rates of obesity among kids and adolescents — and what...
Health officials revise tool to track severe obesity in kids
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children...
Now that the COVID-19 national public health emergency is over, it’s time to fix the CDC
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe COVID-19 pandemic made one thing very clear: We need a new CDC – a CDC for the 21st century...
Newer obesity drugs offer promise of lasting weight loss
WFXT via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOver the years, Mynette Shifman has tried diets well-known and obscure. “I think I’ve done one where...
Stroke rates rising sharply among people younger than 65
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIt's not clear why stroke rates have risen so sharply, but rising rates of obesity and high blood...
What Is Obesity?
Health via Yahoo News· 9 months agoObesity is a common condition that occurs when your body has an excessive number and size of fat cells. A number of factors can lead to obesity,...