obese

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One of the biggest preventable risk factors for endometrial cancer is being overweight or obese, since excess body fat increases levels of estrogen – a hormone that can stimulate cancer cell growth.

From Science Daily

Students in the high gaming group were also more likely to be obese compared with those who played less.

From Science Daily

The early-stage Phase 1/2 trial tested the drug in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, who generally lose less weight on medicines like Zepbound than patients who do not have the condition.

From Barron's

It notes 22 percent of children starting primary schooling in England -- typically aged around five -- are overweight or obese, rising to more than a third by the time they progress to secondary schools aged 11.

From Barron's

But Bini Suresh, a dietitian, who has spent 20 years working with obese and overweight patients, is exasperated by the idea.

From BBC