Newsworthy Women. The Sociocultural History of Obesity. Posted: October 3, 2024 | Last updated: October 3, 2024. After WWII, technological advances led to an abundance of inexpensive food ...

USA TODAY decided to take a look at how America’s weight has been changing in recent years, including advances in treatments and the scientific understanding of obesity.

Obesity is an epidemic in the America. Four in 10 U.S. adults fit the medical definition of having obesity, which puts them at risk for serious health problems, including diabetes, ...

Americans are fatter than ever, new CDC data shows. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35 percent - but in 2023, 23 states hit that alarming threshold. Overall, one ...

Experts warn that a child’s trajectory is established early in life and the first 1,000 days – from pregnancy through to a ...

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Behind the Explosion of Obesity in America. If it is all a mere reflection of biology, how can its prevalence has changed so drastically here? By . Readers. Share. Resize. Listen (2 min) ...

More than 4 in 10 U.S. adults have obesity, putting them at risk of chronic conditions like high blood pressure, type 2 ...

WalletHub released a study that ranked America's 100 most overweight cities, based on obesity rates, health consequences and physical activity.

In fact, the FTO gene, the gene most closely associated with obesity, is responsible for only a 0.34% difference in people's weight, according to a review of research cited in the National Library ...