as in fatness
the condition of having an excess of body fat
obesity has been linked to a number of health risks, such as heart disease
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Recent Examples of obesity
First are medical conditions, such as a previous stroke or TIA, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, sickle cell disease and obesity.
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Katia Hetter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Hims & Hers The telehealth company is using its 60-second spot to discuss obesity and weight loss.
—Monica Sager, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Overall, though, these findings lay the groundwork for developing novel therapeutics for weight loss and obesity.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2025
The obesity epidemic is causing a huge amount of health issues in this country.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Katia Hetter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Hims & Hers The telehealth company is using its 60-second spot to discuss obesity and weight loss.
—Monica Sager, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Overall, though, these findings lay the groundwork for developing novel therapeutics for weight loss and obesity.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2025
The obesity epidemic is causing a huge amount of health issues in this country.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for obesity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obesity
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Carbohydrates fuel workouts, while healthy fats support hormone regulation, crucial for muscle development.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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It’s made of protein-rich cells plus fats, or lipids, that fill gaps between the cells.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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More information, including minimum fish length and weight requirements for new submissions, is available on the Minnesota DNR record fish webpage.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The unique construction fosters strategic, 33% weight shift to improve stability and places 100 grams of Tungsten in the heel and toe to lower the center of gravity for higher launch.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2025
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Whimsy was also the domain of the Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose signature was a race of voluptuously bloated figures — denizens, from priests to bullfighters, of an almost cartoonish world that, to him, had to do not with corpulence but with the sensuality of human life.—
William McDonald,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2023
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His thick musculature having bloated into unhealthy corpulence, Maradona was hospitalized in Buenos Aires in April 2004 with what doctors described as a weakened heart and acute breathing problems.—
Jeré Longman,
New York Times,
25 Nov. 2020
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“Obesity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obesity. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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