CDC: Americans 25 Pounds Heavier
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Adults are roughly an inch taller than they were in the early 1960s, on average, and nearly 25 pounds heavier, the government reports.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- While there's more recognition of the obesity epidemic plaguing American children and many new programs to fight it, the effectiveness of these efforts is not clear, a new federal report warns.
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The scientists measured the women&#39;s body mass index (BMI). BMIs of 18.5 to 24.9 are considered normal, 25 to 29.9 overweight, and above 30 obese.
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Children in the United States gain up to three times more weight during the summer holidays than during the school year, a study of 5- and 6-year-olds released on Wednesday said.
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TUESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- The longer immigrants live in the United States, the more likely they are to take on what has become an increasingly common American characteristic: obesity.
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Nov. 8 - A new report card on the nation&#39;s health shows the prevalence of obesity is up 97% since 1990. It shows nearly one in 4 Americans is 30 pounds or more overweight.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Nearly 30 percent of American workers are obese, which can reduce their productivity and greatly increase their cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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Over the next five weeks, Americans will indulge like no other time of the year. Here's how to keep the pounds off.
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With Americans' obesity driving the focus on weight loss, scant attention is paid to the other side of the scale - underweight people who are trying to put on pounds.    Being underweight is not a common problem in the United States, affecting only about 2 percent of adults, compared to two-thirds who are overweight or obese...
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Doctors and health advocates have warned for years that American children are getting fatter. Now even some kids&#039; teddy bears are packing on the pounds.
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People who put on a few extra pounds  may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight,  according to two separate studies published on Monday.
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Nov. 22, 2004 -- Carrying too many extra pounds during your life may take its toll on your brain as well as your body, according to a new study.
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WASHINGTON  - A US government report released in March on the number of deaths related to obesity in the United States exaggerated the number due to a statistical error, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news - web sites) said in a
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Americans are carrying a lot of excess  weight and desperately want to slim down.
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The number of overweight Americans  is holding steady as U.S. consumers are becoming more aware of  what they eat, an annual report by market research firm The NPD  Group said.
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A 15-year-study in the US confirmed a strong link with weight gain and insulin resistance, which causes the adult form of the disease.
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WASHINGTON: Americans are getting taller on average but they are much heavier too, according to government figures released on Wednesday showing that the US population is, literally, growing.