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
Wadden has been studying lifestyle interventions for people with obesity for decades.
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Some of the product the company develops addresses issues associated with obesity, diabetes, pain, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, the outgoing Biden administration unveiled a plan to extend obesity drug coverage to more than 7 million Medicare and Medicaid enrollees beginning in 2026.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
Bhattacharya wrote about the costs associated with obesity in at least three academic papers as part of his research career into the economics of healthcare.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Some of the product the company develops addresses issues associated with obesity, diabetes, pain, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, the outgoing Biden administration unveiled a plan to extend obesity drug coverage to more than 7 million Medicare and Medicaid enrollees beginning in 2026.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
Bhattacharya wrote about the costs associated with obesity in at least three academic papers as part of his research career into the economics of healthcare.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obesity
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As mentioned, fats are not unhealthy per se, but roasting at high temperatures can produce trans fats, which increase cholesterol levels and can lead to cardiovascular disease.Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Swapping traditional flour for plant ingredients like fava beans, and made with sources of healthy fat like flaxseeds and olive oil, Hero bread products are high in protein and fiber.Anna Haines, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The gross weight bumps the Cybertruck into a UK driving license category above the one for cars alone.Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
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Some forces, like artificial intelligence, feel fresh and disruptive, while others—such as generational wealth transfers and geopolitical shifts—carry the weight of history.Francois Botha, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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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 Dec. 2024.
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