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Noun
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Research presented this week at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, explored how obesity is strongly linked to fertility problems in men.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026 -
Shares of Danish biotech Zealand Pharma recently plunged after detailed data on its weight loss drug survodutide showed far higher patient dropout rates than leading treatments, prompting analysts to slash peak sales forecasts and rethink the company’s obesity strategy.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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And the blue velvet armchair was empty but for the permanent impression of his corpulence.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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Kajumba was a laconic man, rail‑thin, with the type of largish head that suggested nature had intended him for corpulence, even as circumstance had conspired to keep him slender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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The phrase assumes that fatness belongs firmly in the past, yet the very need for such a term suggests otherwise.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Because this isn't a book about fatness, despite the central plotline.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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This process turns waste fats, oils, and greases into renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Nearly 50% had at least one copy of the APOE4 gene — a group that will be the mostly likely to benefit from supplementation because their brains struggle to process fats efficiently, Isaacson said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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The firm rates the stock overweight, and its price target of $331 calls for 26% upside from Monday's close.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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In an 18-month study of women with type 2 diabetes with overweight or obesity, researchers compared those who switched from diet soda to water with those who kept drinking diet soda.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
10 June 2026
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Hydration levels directly affect the plumpness of skin.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Get the plumpness without the needles with this ultra-hydrating moisturizer that leaves skin supple and glowy for 24 hours, per the brand.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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The pulses are designed to normalize the nerve messaging from the brain to the stomach to relieve symptoms of nausea and vomiting without side effects.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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The reaction is often rather stomach-turning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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“Paunchiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paunchiness. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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