obesity
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Definition of obesity
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Synonyms & Antonyms for obesity
Synonyms
adiposity, chubbiness, corpulence, corpulency, embonpoint, fat, fatness, fattiness, fleshiness, grossness, plumpness, portliness, pudginess, pursiness, rotundity, weight
Antonyms
leanness, reediness, slenderness, slimness, svelteness, thinness
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The other Breakthrough winners probed galaxies, snapped the first image of a black hole, discovered the biological basis of obesity and found the cellular reasons for neurodegenerative disorders. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "Red hot chili peppers may be painful, but win SF scientist a $3 million prize," 5 Sep. 2019 Studies have repeatedly linked high-sugar diets high to elevated rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. — Time, "Is Sugar as Bad for Kids as It Is for Adults?," 1 Aug. 2019 The children of women pregnant during the food shortages died earlier than peers born just before, and had higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and schizophrenia. — Andrew Curry, Science | AAAS, "Parents’ emotional trauma may change their children’s biology. Studies in mice show how," 18 July 2019 AP Photo South Africa has the highest rates of childhood obesity in the world, with an alarming figure of 13%. — Karen Hofman, Quartz Africa, "Scientists are worried about the sugar levels of baby food in South Africa," 31 May 2019 Experiments show that mice born by C-section are more prone to obesity and have impaired immune systems. — Sara Reardon, Scientific American, "Trials Test if C-section Babies Benefit From Mom’s Microbes," 17 Aug. 2019 Some studies have linked phthalate exposure to obesity, type 2 diabetes, reduced sperm count, breast cancers, reproductive malformation, infertility, and cardiovascular events. — Olivia Fleming & Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Ultimate Guide to Clean Beauty," 12 Aug. 2019 While variants of nearly 100 genes have been linked to obesity in people of European descent, those risk factors might not apply to Taiwan’s Han Chinese population. — Los Angeles Times, "These six things can stave off weight gain, even if your genes boost your risk of obesity," 1 Aug. 2019 In Korea, live streamers who eat large quantities of food in front of the camera—known as Mukbang—are prone to obesity. — Jerome Gence, National Geographic, "Asia’s live-streaming industry promises intimacy. So why are users so lonely?," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'obesity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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obesity
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Medical Definition of obesity
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