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• US Adolescent Obesity Hits 16% as Motivation for Weight Loss Among Teenagers Reaches Decade Low

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Health

  A ten-year analysis of CDC survey data reveals that US high school obesity rates rose to 15.9% by 2023, while active attempts to lose weight among students concurrently declined. T...

• Decade-Long Study Reveals Rising Obesity Rates Among U.S. Teens as Weight-Loss Attempts Hit Multi-Year Lows

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A study by Florida Atlantic University researchers found that U.S. high school obesity rose from 13.7% to 15.9% over the last decade, with Black and Hispanic youth facing the highe...