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The obesity crisis in the USA: why are there no signs of plateauing yet?
For decades, researchers from all obesity-related disciplines have been observing the escalating prevalence of people living ...
Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Are Now Overweight or Obese
Nearly three quarters of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to a sweeping new study. The findings have ...
‘Obesity is at a crisis point’: Study predicts that 260 million in US will be overweight or obese by 2050
In a little over two decades, almost 260 million people in the United States are predicted to have overweight or obesity, ...
US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline
There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to the CDC. It's a 14% decrease ...
Experts hopeful as US drug overdose deaths fall below 100,000
Experts are unsure as to what is causing the decline, which saw deaths decrease by some 14% between June 2023 and 2024.
Without immediate action, nearly 260 million people in the US predicted to be overweight or obese by 2050
Over the past three decades, there has been a startling increase in the prevalence of obesity across the U.S., at least ...
How to prevent common household accidents – as report warns accidental deaths at ‘all-time high’
Accident-related deaths in the UK have reached an all-time high, a charity has warned. According to the Royal Society for the ...