1
: used to treat obesity
anti-obesity drugs
2
: designed or intended to prevent obesity or reduce the incidence of obesity
anti-obesity campaigns/programs
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An August 2023 study found associative learning impairments caused by obesity can be restored with liraglutide, an anti-obesity medication also known as Saxenda or Victoza.
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Lauryn Higgins, Health, 16 Apr. 2024
The first group was prescribed semaglutide, while the second was prescribed anti-obesity drugs that weren’t GLP-1 receptor agonists.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
In 2003, Arkansas became the first state to send home BMI reports about all students as part of a broader anti-obesity initiative.
—Kavitha Cardoza, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
This study notes its value as an anti-obesity agent.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
While anti-obesity medications are beneficial to heart health in some ways, some drugs like Wegovy (Semaglutide), may also increase your heart rate and cause other cardiovascular issues.
—David Snyder, Verywell Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Should Medicare cover the new generation of anti-obesity drugs?
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
In January, North Carolina cut off coverage of anti-obesity medicines for state employees, citing soaring costs and lack of agreement on pricing from drugmakers.
—Madison Muller, Fortune Europe, 28 Mar. 2024
While companies that manufacture wildly popular anti-obesity medications and their allies haven’t been successful in lobbying Congress to change the law, the Food and Drug Administration’s move could give doctors an avenue to prescribe the medications to some Medicare patients.
—Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 14 Mar. 2024
Lauryn Higgins, Health, 16 Apr. 2024
The first group was prescribed semaglutide, while the second was prescribed anti-obesity drugs that weren’t GLP-1 receptor agonists.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
In 2003, Arkansas became the first state to send home BMI reports about all students as part of a broader anti-obesity initiative.
—Kavitha Cardoza, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
This study notes its value as an anti-obesity agent.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
While anti-obesity medications are beneficial to heart health in some ways, some drugs like Wegovy (Semaglutide), may also increase your heart rate and cause other cardiovascular issues.
—David Snyder, Verywell Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Should Medicare cover the new generation of anti-obesity drugs?
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
In January, North Carolina cut off coverage of anti-obesity medicines for state employees, citing soaring costs and lack of agreement on pricing from drugmakers.
—Madison Muller, Fortune Europe, 28 Mar. 2024
While companies that manufacture wildly popular anti-obesity medications and their allies haven’t been successful in lobbying Congress to change the law, the Food and Drug Administration’s move could give doctors an avenue to prescribe the medications to some Medicare patients.
—Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 14 Mar. 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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