Latin America has some of the highest obesity rates in the world. Mexico overtook the US in 2013 as the world's most obese country and is expected to continue to see a steady rise in its obese ...

More than 4 in 10 Americans now fit the medical definition for having obesity, putting them at risk for serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer. But ...

Obesity is an epidemic in the America. Four in 10 U.S. adults fit the medical definition of having obesity, which puts them at risk for serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease ...

Latin America and the Caribbean is facing an obesity epidemic while paradoxically the number of people facing food insecurity in the region continues to rise, the OECD and FAO warned in a report ...

Live it Up. Adult obesity and changing habits in America. Line chart showing that the U.S. obesity rate on the rise since the 1980s. More than two in five adults were considered obese, while ...

The world-beating rally in Latin American currencies this year is about to come up against a world-leading round of interest rate cuts. Latin American currencies represent four of the top five ...

Obesity review: World Health Organization weighs in on weight loss drugs May 12, 2023 4:40 AM ET Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) Stock , LLY Stock , NONOF Stock By: Yoel Minkoff , SA News Editor 35 Comments ...

More than a billion children, adolescents, and adults are living with obesity, globally, with rates of obesity among children and adolescents quadrupling between 1990 and 2022.

This second article in the three-part series examining healthcare trends in Latin America considers the effects of ageing, chronic conditions and obesity on the region.