obesity
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Rather than treating obesity simply as the result of poor choices, the country's new law recognises it as a chronic disease influenced by biology, environment and social circumstances.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The town of Ponticelli, on the outskirts of Naples, has earned the unenviable reputation as one of the world's child obesity capitals.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Nowhere is Yancopoulos’ strategy clearer than in obesity, where dozens of companies are racing to launch their own versions of GLP-1 drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 40% of Americans have obesity.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Heavy television watching creates a sedentary lifestyle, less activity, more weight gain, even obesity.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
It does not require a Paxton to know that a hole in the stage two feet square, will not hold Barnum's obesities.
From Physiology of The Opera by Swaby, John H.
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