as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat
advises his patients that fatness is not good for health
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Noun
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Far less attention has been paid to the possible link between oral microbes and obesity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Monitoring high-level athletes for drug misuse is nothing new, but the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) surprised many people recently by deciding to track the use of GLP-1 drugs, such as the diabetes and obesity treatments Ozempic (semaglutide) and Zepbound (tirzepatide).—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those words now carry a tremendous amount of weight.—
Ihor N. Stelmach,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
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Just one day later, the telehealth company abruptly canceled its launch of a GLP-1 pill for weight loss.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Fatness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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