Adult Obesity Growing, Youth Rates Steady

The ranks of obese adults has swelled significantly in the last 10 years

Thursday, November 12, 2015 Adult Obesity Still Growing in U.S., Youth Rates Hold Steady: CDC Although obesity rates continued to climb among U.S. adults over the past decade, they stabilized for children and teens, federal health officials reported Thursday. Read more ... Related Reading • How Common Is Obesity? • 10 Habits That Can Help You Lose Weight Today's Health News •  Swiss Report Highlights Danger of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis •  Angioplasty May Not Boost Survival for Some Heart Disease Patients •  Health Tip: Exercising Safely in Cold Weather •  Health Tip: Feeding Your Child a Vegetarian Diet •  Adult Obesity Still Growing in U.S., Youth Rates Hold Steady: CDC •  Nearly Half of Americans With High Blood Pressure Not Controlling It: CDC •  Computer-Based Psychotherapy Not as Effective as Standard Care •  Newborn Probiotic Use Tied to Lower Risk of Type 1 Diabetes •  Losing a Parent in Childhood May Raise Suicide Risk Decades Later •  Emergency Surgery Patients Often Wind Up Back in Hospital: Study •  Chemical Exposure During Pregnancy Linked to Excess Weight in Kids •  Gene Therapy in Dogs Gives Hope for Fatal Childhood Disorder •  Medicare Rules Triple Heart Failure Patients' Cardiac Rehab Access •  Brain Scans May Reveal Which Coma Patients Will Recover •  Too Few Psychiatric Patients Screened for Diabetes: Study •  FDA Wants Public Comment on Use of Word 'Natural' on Food Labels Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   Diseases and Conditions   MedicineNet Home From Our WebMD Sponsors Exercise & OA Knee Pain Follow Us       MedicineNet Newsletters Sign up for the NEW MedicineNet newsletters today! New specialty newsletters include Skin Care & Conditions and Arthritis. MedicineNet Newsletters » Quizzes • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes • Cold or the Flu? • Rheumatoid Arthritis Top Viewed Articles • Strong Legs, Strong Mind • Belly Fat Bad at Any Weight • Energy Drink Risks • New Weight-Loss Weapon • Tapeworm Spreads Cancer Picture Slideshows • Avoid Diabetes Complications • Finding Relief for Your Cough • Joint-Friendly Fitness Routines • Guide to Erectile Dysfunction • Common Eye Conditions Latest Pet Health Content • What Is Kennel Cough? • Coughing in Cats • Coughing in Dogs • Bronchitis in Cats • 6 Signs of Pet Illness Bonus PDF Booklet Infectious Diseases Book