as in fatness
the condition of having an excess of body fat
obesity has been linked to a number of health risks, such as heart disease
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These include family history, diabetes, smoking, and obesity.
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Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
For managing obesity and diabetes, these medications work by slowing digestion, reducing appetite, and enhancing insulin release in response to meals.
—Dr. Faizah Shareef, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Some types of carbohydrates are high in fiber, supporting digestive health and protecting against conditions like obesity and heart disease.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Oct. 2024
Almost a third of claims are attributed to long-term sickness, including pre-existing health conditions, such as obesity, which has been exacerbated by Covid.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
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Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
For managing obesity and diabetes, these medications work by slowing digestion, reducing appetite, and enhancing insulin release in response to meals.
—Dr. Faizah Shareef, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Some types of carbohydrates are high in fiber, supporting digestive health and protecting against conditions like obesity and heart disease.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Oct. 2024
Almost a third of claims are attributed to long-term sickness, including pre-existing health conditions, such as obesity, which has been exacerbated by Covid.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
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Some people also use plain Greek yogurt as an alternative to sour cream or mayonnaise to increase the protein and reduce the fat in their recipes.Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
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Because the body's ability to absorb fat is decreased, vitamin D deficiency is common following bariatric surgery.5 Older adults: The body's ability to produce vitamin D from the sun decreases with age.Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
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Their symptoms may include learning and developmental issues, weight loss, fatigue, stomach issues, hearing loss and seizures.Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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In fact, research shows that cocoa products, like dark chocolate, have the highest flavonoid content by weight of any other food.Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 Oct. 2024
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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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“Obesity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obesity. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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