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Healthy Weight and BMI Range for Older Adults

A healthy weight and BMI range for adults over age 65 may mean carrying a few extra pounds. According to the National Institutes of Health, a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 27, which is typically ...
clinicaladvisor.com

CDC: Weight, Waist Size, BMI Increased for Many US Adults

Obesity Overweight Afib Risk 1999-2000 to 2015-2016 saw increase in mean weight, waist circumference, BMI for many subgroups. HealthDay News — From 1999-2000 to 2015-2016, there was an increase in ...
Mother Jones

Chart of the Day: Overweight Teenagers Earn Less as Adults

Here’s a stunning chart for you. It comes from a paper by a team of Swedish researchers, and it shows the relationship between earnings and weight among men. As you can see, adult earnings reach a ...
Pew Research Center

As obesity rates rise in the U.S. and worldwide, new weight-loss drugs surge in popularity

Obesity affects roughly 42% of U.S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And about two-thirds of Americans (65%) say willpower alone usually isn’t enough for most ...