obese

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No. It was really interesting because there was a scene where a guy comes in who is really obese and has diverticulitis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Government data released March last year shows 24 percent of women and 23 percent of men are overweight or obese in India.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

This is when clinicians started to describe instances in which people who are metabolically healthy and obese as the “obesity paradox,” a concept that Russell, the physician in Rochester, describes as “bonkers.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Earlier studies have shown that children are more likely to develop obesity if their parents are obese.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

So if you wonder why Americans are so obese, consider the fact that waitresses both express their humanity and earn their tips through the covert distribution of fats.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich