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providing medical treatment for obese patients
the basset hound was so obese that its stomach touched the floor
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It’s intended to be used to treat adults who are obese or overweight and have cardiovascular disease, promoting weight loss and decreasing risk for heart attack and stroke.
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Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2024
Only about a quarter of the women in the study were clinically obese, a significant risk factor for fibroids.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 2 May 2024
This opened the door for for over 3 million Medicare beneficiaries that are obese or overweight to get coverage for Wegovy.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 1 May 2024
In the United States alone, more than 40 percent of adults are obese.
—Eshe Nelson Charlotte De La Fuente, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Among Black Americans over the age of 20, 63% of men and 77% of women are overweight or obese, and, in general, Black people in the U.S. are more likely than white Americans to suffer from diabetes.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
About 78% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.
—Lauryn Higgins, Health, 16 Apr. 2024
Research published in the journal Nature Genetics on Thursday points to variants that raise the chance of being obese by as much as six times.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Viking said Tuesday that a mid-stage trial showed that obese or overweight patients on the highest dose of its drug lost an average of about 14.7 percent of their body weight after injecting it once weekly for 13 weeks — 13 percent more weight loss than a placebo group.
—Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2024
Only about a quarter of the women in the study were clinically obese, a significant risk factor for fibroids.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 2 May 2024
This opened the door for for over 3 million Medicare beneficiaries that are obese or overweight to get coverage for Wegovy.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 1 May 2024
In the United States alone, more than 40 percent of adults are obese.
—Eshe Nelson Charlotte De La Fuente, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Among Black Americans over the age of 20, 63% of men and 77% of women are overweight or obese, and, in general, Black people in the U.S. are more likely than white Americans to suffer from diabetes.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
About 78% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.
—Lauryn Higgins, Health, 16 Apr. 2024
Research published in the journal Nature Genetics on Thursday points to variants that raise the chance of being obese by as much as six times.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Viking said Tuesday that a mid-stage trial showed that obese or overweight patients on the highest dose of its drug lost an average of about 14.7 percent of their body weight after injecting it once weekly for 13 weeks — 13 percent more weight loss than a placebo group.
—Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Obese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obese. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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