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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Given that anti-obesity medications can cost upwards of $1,000 a month out of pocket, lower-income individuals could have trouble accessing new GLP-1 drugs.
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Maggie O'Neill, Health, 30 Nov. 2024
Millions more senior citizens and lower-income Americans could obtain coverage for costly anti-obesity drugs under a proposal unveiled Tuesday by the Biden administration.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden's administration unveiled a proposal to allow people to obtain anti-obesity drugs via Medicare and Medicaid.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The anti-obesity drug market has expanded significantly in recent years, with the Food and Drug Administration approving a new class of weekly injectables like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound to treat obesity.
—Democrat-Gazette Staffand Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Maggie O'Neill, Health, 30 Nov. 2024
Millions more senior citizens and lower-income Americans could obtain coverage for costly anti-obesity drugs under a proposal unveiled Tuesday by the Biden administration.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden's administration unveiled a proposal to allow people to obtain anti-obesity drugs via Medicare and Medicaid.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The anti-obesity drug market has expanded significantly in recent years, with the Food and Drug Administration approving a new class of weekly injectables like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound to treat obesity.
—Democrat-Gazette Staffand Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 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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