obesity
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Experts estimate that rising obesity rates are driven by an average population weight gain of about .5kg per year.
From Science Daily
The dose is to be administered as three separate injections, strictly in adult patients with obesity.
From Barron's
Recent acquisitions illustrate drugmakers’ aggressive pursuit of deals that could help them compete in hot markets, like obesity, and refuel with startups’ new products as their own top-selling medicines come off patent.
But if someone has a BMI that’s higher than 35, which is considered severe obesity, surgery may be a better option.
From MarketWatch
Nationally, cigarette smoking decreased, cancer screenings increased, and obesity rates held steady.
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