State Department to allow denial of immigrant visas to those with health issues, including obesity

The guidance, issued in a cable sent by the State Department to embassy and consular officials, directs visa officers to weed ...

US to factor in obesity, special needs children in refusing visas

The new guidance will apply for people seeking to immigrate to the US and not foreigners on routine short-term visits. Read ...

What's behind the drop in US obesity

While this coincides with an uptick in GLP-1 drug use, some experts told Newsweek they don't think they are having a major ...
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US to consider obesity, special-needs children as factors in refusing long-term visas

The United States has long looked at whether a person would become a 'public charge', relying on government funds, before ...
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Obesity remains high in the US., but more states are showing progress, a new report finds

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more dropped, an encouraging sign that America’s epidemic of excess weight might be improving. But cuts ...
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Mississippi obesity crisis second worst in US: WalletHub

Having a little extra weight is hardly a unique phenomenon, but WalletHub reported that it happens at a higher rate in ...