How to Use obesity in a Sentence

obesity

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  • The rate of childhood obesity in the U.S. has tripled over the past 50 years.
    — The Editors, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
  • Chau plays Liz, a caretaker and friend to a man with obesity.
    — Samantha Kubota, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The state's obesity rate was 31.4%, according to the report.
    — Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2023
  • Read more Just for subscribers: Are drugs or surgery the answer for your child's obesity?
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The image of the obesity drug Wegovy should not have appeared with the article.
    — New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The treatments offer hope to the hundreds of millions of people who have obesity.
    — Angela Fitch, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In fact, phentermine is not a new drug for this purpose, as it was approved in 1959 by the FDA for the short-term treatment of obesity.
    — David Snyder, Verywell Health, 30 Mar. 2024
  • While it is not yet approved for weight loss, it might be used off-label for obesity—and soon to be approved for it.
    — Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The patients' mean age was 61, and the mean body mass index was 33, falling in the category of obesity.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 13 Nov. 2023
  • There should be no more shame, however, in the disease of obesity than there is in cancer or asthma.
    — Amanda C. Fifi, M.d., Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • New research shows that in high-income countries, the obesity rate has slowed slightly.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • What’s more, about 80% of kids with obesity will turn into adults with obesity.
    — Marina Kopf, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • All of which limits their suggesting obesity medicines to teenagers.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The most notable reductions in obesity rates have been among preschool children.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • With the help of celebrities and billionaires, versions of the drug have soared in demand this year as a temporary treatment for obesity.
    — David Ingram, NBC News, 15 June 2023
  • Among non-Hispanic Black adults, 38 states saw obesity rates of 35% or higher.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • How about tackling obesity at a broader level at its source?
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 16 Dec. 2023
  • These drugs have not been tested in large numbers in people who do not have obesity or Type 2 diabetes.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The body mass index, or BMI, is the formula that’s used most often to diagnose overweight and obesity.
    — Hyacinth Empinado, STAT, 9 Mar. 2023
  • For all the grand predictions, just a fraction of Americans who qualify for obesity drugs are on them.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2023
  • And researchers often worry that health complications that can come with obesity will cloud the results of their work.
    — Jonel Aleccia, Fortune Well, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The new data adds to the growing evidence that treating obesity with drugs can improve heart health and other health outcomes.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 9 Feb. 2024
  • In the United States, people have become more conscious of eating healthy to reduce the risk of obesity, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes.
    — Virginia Sole-Smith, Health, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Former First Lady Michelle Obama is starting a new food and beverage brand to help counter child obesity.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 May 2023
  • However, a study published in 2022 determined it was not shown to protect against obesity long-term.
    — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The trusted Crip who might have pulled the trigger on Tupac died in 2004 from complications related to obesity.
    — John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Over time, high blood sugar can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, while overeating—which can occur when people eat too quickly—can increase the risk of obesity.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2024
  • As the study's authors point out, each person's history needs to be considered when figuring out their risks of obesity.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The irony undergirding the new wave of obesity drugs is that they initially weren’t created for obesity at all.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
  • In people with the condition, throat and tongue muscles relax and block the airway during sleep, caused by obesity, aging or facial structure.
    — Colleen Long, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2023

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