CHICAGO -- U.S. life expectancy will fall dramatically in coming years because of obesity, a startling shift in a long-running trend toward longer lives, researchers contend in a report published ...

The United States is set to fall in worldwide life expectancy ranking by mid-century, with widespread obesity adversely impacting people’s health, according to a recent study. The peer-reviewed study, ...

Life expectancy in the US already falls behind many other developed countries, putting us in 49th place in global rankings in 2022 — but a new report says we’ll drop even further to 66th place in 2050 ...

A new USC Schaeffer Center white paper finds expanded access to anti-obesity medications would lead to significant increases in life expectancy and disease-free years while generating a substantial ...

Baby boomers are in worse health than previous generations at the same age point, a new study shows – and that may come at a higher cost for the United States. Researchers looked at data from 114,500 ...

President-elect Trump presents his health nominees and lays out plans to combat America's plummeting life expectancy. Iurii - stock.adobe.com Brace yourself for a food fight in Congress as ...

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Metric gives fuller picture than life expectancy, which is simply how long people live, says Health Foundation ...