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But considering how relatively new anti-obesity medications are, there isn't enough data to make predictions about the extent of their societal effects just yet.

It has led to recent attention from state and federal agencies looking to understand the causes, extent and potential solutions to the problem.

It then mapped whether, and to what extent, each activity caused forms of disruption including light, noise and water pollution, as well as physical damage to the coastline and seabed and the habitats they contained.

Local officials reported damage, though the extent was not immediately clear.

To the extent that it’s sentimental, it’s also clear-eyed, genuine and conceptually rigorous.