1
: used to treat obesity
anti-obesity drugs
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: designed or intended to prevent obesity or reduce the incidence of obesity
anti-obesity campaigns/programs
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Some supplement companies are vying to get into the booming GLP-1 space, adding a new layer of complexity to accessing anti-obesity treatments.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Patients on the older, less potent anti-obesity drugs were expected to participate in an ongoing lifestyle-modification program with monthly check-ins, Saxon told me.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The widespread popularity of injectable anti-obesity medications would seem to indicate that many people already know this.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Halstead, who works at the Veterans Health Administration, received a letter from Blue Cross Blue Shield this month informing her of the price increase for her anti-obesity drugs beginning Jan. 1.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Patients on the older, less potent anti-obesity drugs were expected to participate in an ongoing lifestyle-modification program with monthly check-ins, Saxon told me.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The widespread popularity of injectable anti-obesity medications would seem to indicate that many people already know this.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Halstead, who works at the Veterans Health Administration, received a letter from Blue Cross Blue Shield this month informing her of the price increase for her anti-obesity drugs beginning Jan. 1.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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anti-obesity
adjective
an·ti-obe·si·ty
-ō-ˈbē-sət-ē 
: used to treat obesity : promoting the loss of excessive bodily fat
… anti-obesity drugs may inhibit energy intake, inhibit fat absorption, enhance energy expenditure or stimulate fat mobilization.—John Worobey, in Nutrition & Behavior: A Multidisciplinary Approach
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