Separate data from the agency shows 37 states in 2023 had obesity rates among adults 18 and older that ranged from 30% to less than 40%. Obesity, defined as having a body mass index of 30 or ...

Among high-income countries, the highest obesity rates are projected in the United States, Chile, and Argentina. Greece will be the most obese high-income European country in 2050, with rates of ...

LONDON — Rates of obesity and overweight are spiraling because of a "monumental societal failure" to tackle the problem, with more than half of adults and almost one-third of children and young ...