Obesity rates in the United States have finally started to show a decline, heading in the right direction for the first time in a decade likely due to the popularity of weight loss drugs like Ozempic.

As more Americans turn to weight loss drugs, the U.S. adult obesity rate is declining, according to new survey data from Gallup. The data published Tuesday showed the obesity rate among participants ...

Earlier this fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported data showing that adult obesity rates—long trending upwards—had fallen modestly over the past few years, from 41.9 to 40.3 ...

Stopping weight loss drugs is followed by weight regain and reversal of beneficial effects on heart and metabolic health ...

Obesity rates have dropped alongside surging use of Ozempic, Wegovy and other blockbuster GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, a new report shows. The obesity rate for adults in the United States slid from a ...

Many people who stop using weight loss drugs will return to their previous weight within two years, a new review of existing ...

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have had a meteoric rise in recent years, but how fast does the weight return after ...

Alaska recorded the highest percentage of medication fills for weight loss drugs this year, according to data from GoodRx. To assess state-level trends, GoodRx examined fill rates for all medications, ...

Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Key Takeaways Many factors affect the speed at which a person loses weight, including ...