as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat
doctors and nutritionists have warned that a pandemic of pursiness poses a major threat to the health of the American public
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Noun
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Analyst Emily Field pointed to the growing business of obesity-treating GLP-1 drugs.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026 -
His experience in internal medicine, longevity medicine, obesity medicine, and frontline pandemic care shaped CR8 Health’s emphasis on prevention, metabolic health, and sustainable results.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Those words now carry a tremendous amount of weight.—
Ihor N. Stelmach,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
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Just one day later, the telehealth company abruptly canceled its launch of a GLP-1 pill for weight loss.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Pursiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pursiness. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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