Obesity, Americans | featured news

The obesity problem in the US may be much worse than previously thought, according to researchers. They said using the Body Mass Index or BMI to determine obesity was underestimating the issue.

A report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ranks obesity among countries with advanced economies.

Obesity rates climbed again last year with 28 U.S. states reporting adults are fatter now than a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Tuesday.

Americans must slash the calories they consume from sugars and fats, eat a more plant-based diet and increase physical activity, a report sa ...