Obesity dipped slightly in U.S. adults last year, research found — the first time in more than a decade that the country has seen a downward trend. That might be due, in part, to the recent rise ...

After years of rising obesity rates in the US, the numbers dipped slightly during 2023, though experts disagree about the exact cause ...

In 2023, the United States saw a slight decrease in obesity prevalence among adults, according to research findings published Dec. 13 in JAMA. Amid projections of increasing obesity rates over the ...

The obesity rate ... 2022 to 45.6 percent last year. The researchers also discovered that obesity has declined substantially in the South, including among women older adults, ages 66 to 75.

The study, which tracked 16.7 million adults over the past 10 years, found that adult obesity rates dropped from 46% in 2022 to 45.6% in 2023. Although the decrease is slight, it marks the first ...

The study reviewed the body mass index (BMIs), a measure of obesity, of 16.7 million U.S. adults over a 10-year period. The average BMI rose annually to 30.24 — which is considered obese — until it ...

In a public health breakthrough, U.S. obesity rates ... The study, published last week in JAMA Health Forum, analyzed health records of more than 15 million adults. Women and older adults ages ...