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
Nevertheless, some people experience challenges in accessing these medications from conventional healthcare facilities, whether due to long waiting times or perhaps even a negative perception of obesity treatment therapies.
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Natalie Dolphin, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
This growing global health crisis calls for effective obesity treatments to reduce the burden on healthcare systems.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Connecticut, like many other states, has been considering broader obesity treatment strategies that include behavioral therapy and nutritional counseling alongside medication to ensure a comprehensive, sustainable approach.
—Andrea Barton Reeves, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Sleep deprivation is linked to heart disease, cognitive decline, obesity and numerous other problems.
—Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Natalie Dolphin, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
This growing global health crisis calls for effective obesity treatments to reduce the burden on healthcare systems.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Connecticut, like many other states, has been considering broader obesity treatment strategies that include behavioral therapy and nutritional counseling alongside medication to ensure a comprehensive, sustainable approach.
—Andrea Barton Reeves, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Sleep deprivation is linked to heart disease, cognitive decline, obesity and numerous other problems.
—Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obesity
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Similar to liposuction, the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) involves harvesting fat from areas such as the stomach, thighs, or hips and transferring it to the buttocks.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 Mar. 2025
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Clinical trials demonstrate this: people who took semaglutides for about 17 months lost about 16% of their total body fat (an average of 9.7 kg, or about 21 lbs).2 Clinical trials of Mounjaro and Zepbound, the brand names for tirzepatide, produced similar results.—
Helen Carefoot,
Verywell Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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Durston relies on a combination of ultralight high-tenacity 15D sil-polyester fabric, narrow seams and narrow seam tape to shave weight without sacrificing overall space or performance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Mar. 2025
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These resolutions do not hold legal weight but signal sentiment.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 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 21 Mar. 2025.
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