obese
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A surprising new study has found that people who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with dementia tend to live longer than those who have a normal body weight.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Some flagged another concern: More than half the dogs in the U.S. are overweight or obese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
A 2024 review found that intermittent fasting may be associated with small reductions in waist circumference and fat mass in people who are overweight or obese.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Both obese groups continued eating the same high-fat diet during the experiment.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Ignatius had always had a poor sense of balance, and ever since his obese childhood, he had suffered a tendency to fall, trip, and stumble.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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