obesity
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Lilly, by contrast, is flush with cash from its blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs and is choosing to stay focused on small deals.
Because growth hormone helps control how the body processes sugar and fat, poor sleep can increase the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
From Science Daily
The findings, published in Nature Communications, suggest a new way to tackle obesity that focuses on increasing how much energy the body burns instead of reducing appetite.
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This pairing points to a more serious underlying issue known as sarcopenic obesity.
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These experimental drugs might help people lose weight so quickly that they will be marketed for more severe forms of obesity.
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