Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two new ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday released new body mass index charts for children in response to the growing obesity crisis in the U.S. The previous BMI chart for children ...

The prevalence of obesity and severe obesity markedly increased among adults and children in the US from the 1970s and 1980s until now.

US childhood obesity rates have reached record highs, while adult trends show signs of leveling off, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Using data from the National Health ...

School meals, physical activity and weight loss drugs have all become talking points in the problem, which is a major issue in the "Make America Healthy Again" movement.

A healthy start in life often sets the stage for future success. But what happens when that foundation is weak? A recent study suggests that childhood obesity may quietly influence not just health, ...

(ABC) — U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two new reports published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease ...

U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two new reports published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...