obese
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Previous research found that IC7Fc reduced appetite and body fat in obese mice.
From Science Daily
The second, known as "skinny fat," involves a high overall fat burden in people who do not appear severely obese by traditional standards.
From Science Daily
One of the biggest preventable risk factors for endometrial cancer is being overweight or obese, since excess body fat increases levels of estrogen – a hormone that can stimulate cancer cell growth.
From Science Daily
Students in the high gaming group were also more likely to be obese compared with those who played less.
From Science Daily
The early-stage Phase 1/2 trial tested the drug in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, who generally lose less weight on medicines like Zepbound than patients who do not have the condition.
From Barron's
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