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Obesity levels for adolescents are on the rise — and more
A new study highlights a 50% increase in young people living with obesity or excess weight in a little more than a decade in ...
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The skyrocketing cost of weight-loss drugs has state Medicaid programs looking for a solution
Some of the more than a dozen states that cover GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound through Medicaid are scrambling ...
Milwaukee Independent2d
Research finds women are at greater health risk as severe obesity rises steadily in the U.S.
The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. Nearly 1 in 10 of those surveyed ...
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The Childhood Obesity Crisis in the U.S.: How Families Can Reclaim Their Health from the Kitchen
The statistics are staggering – according to the CDC, 19.7% of young people aged 2-19 suffer from obesity – but the solution, ...