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obese

[oh-bees] / oʊˈbis /


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Blaenau Gwent council is looking at how it can support healthier lives in Wales' most obese area, with a ban on junk food advertising proposed.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

To explore the role of routine, researchers analyzed detailed, real-time food logs from 112 adults who were overweight or obese and enrolled in a structured weight loss program.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

No. It was really interesting because there was a scene where a guy comes in who is really obese and has diverticulitis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Government data released March last year shows 24 percent of women and 23 percent of men are overweight or obese in India.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Ignatius had always had a poor sense of balance, and ever since his obese childhood, he had suffered a tendency to fall, trip, and stumble.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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