Americans’ life expectancy is expected to stall by 2050 because of increasing obesity and drug use, researchers said this week. Right now, the country is on an upward trajectory, but ...

By 2050, Hispanic Americans are expected to have the most population growth — an increase of about 6 percent — while the white population is expected to decrease by about 11 percent.

In total, scientists believe that 213 million adults and 43.1 million children and adolescents will be overweight or obese by 2050. While that might seem far off, we're already in deep water. As of ...

StudyFinds' Dr. Faith Coleman explains what's causing life expectancy to slow down in the United States and what you can do to increase yours.

But American mortality is challenged by public ... and high blood pressure were eliminated by 2050, 12.4 million deaths could be averted in the U.S., the study said.

15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Four out of five men and women in the United States will be overweight or obese by 2050 if current trends hold, a new study warns. About 213 million Americans aged 25 ...

A new study projects that more than nearly 260 million Americans will be overweight or obese by 2050. The study was published in the medical journal The Lancet, which released the findings last week.