as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat
beneath that adiposity of flesh lay a nobility of spirit that only the wisest could discern
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obesity
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Moreover, chronic breathlessness can be due to multiple causes (e.g., obesity and heart failure).—
Laura Campedelli,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2025 -
Severe obesity diagnosed in a four-year-old can cut life expectancy in half; Type 2 diabetes, once an adult disease, now appears regularly in overweight teens.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2025
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“Adiposity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adiposity. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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