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paunchiness

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as in obesity

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Science + Healthcare A record 11% of Americans are taking a GLP-1 medication for weight loss, a new Gallup poll found, as the obesity rate falls across the country.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Until then, around 9% of employers are considering adopting coverage of GLP-1s for obesity.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Definition of obesity

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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
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

Definition of corpulence

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These types of protrusions are fairly common, particularly in older men, and occur when a small amount of abdominal contents, such as fat or a bit of intestines, slips through a gap or weak point in the muscles and tissues of the abdominal wall.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Tolbert says residual fat and crumbs left behind in a pet food storage container can attract dust mites and parasites over time.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Definition of fat

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Analysts like the stock, giving it an average rating of overweight, according to FactSet.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 July 2026
But now about 13 million overweight and obese beneficiaries, including some who don’t have co-morbidities, will also be eligible for coverage through 2027.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of overweight

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