obesity
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Magkos and Stefan say the evidence should encourage people with overweight or obesity not to abandon efforts to lose weight simply because maintaining weight loss can be difficult.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
In 1980, adult obesity rates in England were just 6% for men and 9% for women – less than a third of rates today, according to the UK Health Security Agency.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Possible contributing factors include changes in diet and lifestyle, rising obesity rates, and environmental exposures early in life that may affect the gut microbiome.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
The company is due to provide updates on key drug candidates for obesity, lung and breast cancers, among others, this year, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Yet their rates of heart disease and obesity are lower than the health-crazy Americans’.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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