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obesity

[oh-bee-si-tee] / oʊˈbi sɪ ti /


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These include conditions such as obesity and high blood pressure, both of which can be managed to help support long-term brain health.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

He views Lilly’s selective amylin agonist, eloralintide, a once-weekly injectable and potential obesity treatment, as another potential winner, noting its potentially best-in-class tolerability and efficacy.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Zealand Pharma shares fell sharply after partner Boehringer Ingelheim said nearly one-fifth of patients in a late-stage study for an experimental obesity shot pulled out due to gastrointestinal side effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But in the trial with 102 adults, mostly women, those who took apitegromab with their obesity medication maintained more muscle while still losing fat, body scans showed.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

For me, it was a straightforward good thing—a potent, ground-level way to address childhood obesity.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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