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
The Danish pharmaceutical giant reported lower-than-expected first-quarter sales of its flagship obesity drug and trimmed its full-year sales growth forecast as alternative versions of the drug have eaten away at its U.S. market share.
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 7 May 2025
Many studies have found that eating fiber-rich foods like brown rice and other whole grains is associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, obesity and some cancers.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
With the steady rise in obesity, type 2 diabetes, and high blood sugar levels, it's now estimated that about a third of the world's adult population is affected.
—Discover Magazine, 6 May 2025
Sanyal noted that semaglutide had previously been shown to be beneficial for obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 7 May 2025
Many studies have found that eating fiber-rich foods like brown rice and other whole grains is associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, obesity and some cancers.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
With the steady rise in obesity, type 2 diabetes, and high blood sugar levels, it's now estimated that about a third of the world's adult population is affected.
—Discover Magazine, 6 May 2025
Sanyal noted that semaglutide had previously been shown to be beneficial for obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obesity
Noun
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What does that mean and what are the dangers of this type of fat?—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Steaks with good marbling (veins of intramuscular fat) develop the most flavorful, golden-brown crust.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
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For example, clinicians might one day be able to tell whether someone is more likely to decrease their risk of heart disease by taking weight loss drugs or by exercising.—
Arun Durvasula,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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But Imola is still well under 3000 pounds, comparable or superior to other track-day exotic specials, even with the weight of a semi-auto gearbox.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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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 22 May. 2025.
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