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Frequently Asked Questions What is metabolically healthy obesity?—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
15 May 2025 -
And Latifah said said her cousin, died from obesity and its effects.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
15 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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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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Obesity is a more severe form of excess body fat and is considered a chronic (long-term) health condition.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
15 May 2025
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JPMorgan downgrades Sweetgreen to neutral from overweight The Wall Street firm said demand is softening and that the value proposition needs improving.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
6 May 2025
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Studies show that people with overweight or obesity can lose 20-30% of their muscle mass during periods of weight loss.5 Muscle tissue is metabolically active and burns more calories than fat.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
6 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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Gaither and Wilson are among those who hypothesize that topical topical or vaginal estrogen may be used to restore plumpness and health to the vulvar tissues.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
28 Apr. 2025
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When the tabloids get wind that a human leg was found in a shark’s stomach, the public goes wild.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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Losing to their fierce rivals in Goodison’s derby farewell would have almost been too much to stomach.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Paunchiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paunchiness. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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