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The government also urged Americans to avoid sugary drinks and drink water instead and to read labels to pick soup, bread and frozen meals with less salt.

Many young adults of mixed backgrounds are rejecting color lines that have defined Americans for generations.

U.S. health officials have raised their estimate of how many Americans have diabetes to nearly 26 million.

According to a new Gallup poll, the number of Americans who believe humans evolved without the involvement of a higher power has risen.

Ten years from now, more than half of the U.S. population could have diabetes or prediabetes.

A report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ranks obesity among countries with advanced economies.

A key figure in Japan's ruling party dubbed Americans "simple-minded" in a speech to fellow lawmakers Wednesday.

Obesity rates climbed again last year with 28 U.S. states reporting adults are fatter now than a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Tuesday.

Five young American Muslims were convicted of plotting terrorist attacks and sentenced to 10 years in jail Thursday in a case that highlights concerns about Westerners traveling to Pakistan to link up with al-Qaida and other extremist groups...

Americans must slash the calories they consume from sugars and fats, eat a more plant-based diet and increase physical activity, a report sa ...