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While most Medicare and Medicaid plans pay for weight loss drugs for diabetics, they aren’t currently covered for obesity.—
Sonya Collins,
Fortune,
20 June 2025 -
By identifying changes in your cat's litter box behavior, the monitor can alert you to potential health issues such as urinary tract infections, kidney disease, diabetes, hyperthyroidism and obesity, allowing for early veterinary intervention.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
18 June 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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At the end, however, no water must be left and the fat must separate from the sauce.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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The heavy hide had about 10 pounds of fat on it, and the skull seemed to weigh another 10.—
Mike Combs,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2025
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Here’s What the Research Showed The study, funded by the National Mango Board, involved 48 adult men ages 20-60 who had overweight or obesity and chronic low-grade inflammation.—
Lauren Manaker MS,
Health,
28 June 2025
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Wells Fargo reiterates Microsoft as overweight Wells Fargo raised its price target on the stock to $585 per share from $565.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Despite the onslaught of excellent lip color options, there's nothing that really delivers the reflective sheen and instant plumpness of a classic gloss formula.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
13 May 2025
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The ultra-silky strands, while luxurious, don’t provide quite the same plumpness as light yaki textures.—
Noel Cymone Walker,
StyleCaster,
2 May 2025
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Cancer, intestinal infections, and stomach ulcers can also cause sticky poop.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
21 June 2025
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But in case an adventurous dish doesn’t sit well with you, Fischer suggests keeping Pepto Bismol or another stomach aid at the ready to provide some relief.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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“Paunchiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paunchiness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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