Weight-loss drugs may be slimming America faster than anyone expected

Gallup data suggest GLP-1 injectables are already driving real changes in national obesity rates—even if diabetes still looms large.

The obesity rate in the U.S. is continuing its downward trend. The news comes three years after obesity rates hit a record high. In 2022, almost four out of 10 (39.9%) of Americans met the threshold for the classification, however, the number first began to shrink in 2023. Now, the rate of obesity is now down to 37%, according to new data from Gallup.