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obesity

[oh-bee-si-tee] / oʊˈbi sɪ ti /


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To explore how obesity changes the body, the researchers fed mice a high-fat diet that produced obesity and metabolic problems similar to those seen in humans.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

The recommendation paves the way for it to become the first tablet approved to treat obesity in the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Thursday’s trial results showed slightly lower weight loss than an earlier high-dose retatrutide trial among patients with obesity and knee osteoarthritis.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Instead people in these studies were already taking the drugs for diabetes or obesity and researchers gleaned insights from their medical records.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Over the previous three decades, rates of childhood obesity had tripled.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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