Obesity rates decline for first time in a decade

The prevalence of obesity decreased in the United States in 2023 for the first time since 2013, results from a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Health Forum showed.
The study findings revealed a slight decrease in mean population BMI in 2023 compared with the previous year after nearly a decade of steady increases.
“We know [glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists] work at an individual level, but there’s this feature of obesity getting worse and worse,” Benjamin Rader, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard University, told Healio. “When we

The prevalence of obesity decreased in the United States in 2023 for the first time since 2013, results from a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Health Forum showed.
The study findings revealed a slight decrease in mean population BMI in 2023 compared with the previous year after nearly a decade of steady increases.
“We know [glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists] work at an individual level, but there’s this feature of obesity getting worse and worse,” Benjamin Rader, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard University, told Healio. “When we