obesity

noun

ō-ˈbē-sə-tē How to pronounce obesity (audio)
Definition of obesitynext
as in fatness
the condition of having an excess of body fat obesity has been linked to a number of health risks, such as heart disease

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Recent Examples of obesity Some studies have linked regularly drinking diet beverages to several potential health risks, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. — Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2026 People who have it are more likely to develop chronic health issues like heart disease, diabetes and obesity. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2026 For the popular diabetes and obesity medications known as GLP-1s, addiction medicine is one of many possible promising next acts. — Katie Palmer, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026 In appeals filings, the DOE’s lawyers have argued that factors other than work at Hanford played a role in the workers’ illnesses, including smoking, drinking, obesity or genetics. — Lizz Giordano, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for obesity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obesity
  1. fatness
  2. fat
  3. weight
  4. adiposity
  5. corpulence
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  • The phrase assumes that fatness belongs firmly in the past, yet the very need for such a term suggests otherwise.
    — Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Because this isn't a book about fatness, despite the central plotline.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of fatness
Noun
  • Beef tallow is rendered beef fat used as a cooking oil, and its appeal in restaurant fryers comes down to flavor and heat tolerance.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • After all, not all fats—or the foods that contain them—are created equal.
    — Laura Solla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of fat
Noun
  • Higher energy density could allow automakers to achieve longer driving ranges without increasing battery size or weight.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Flight imposes strict weight limits, so birds pack enormous numbers of very small neurons into very small brains.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of weight
Noun
  • Breastfeeding, adiposity, and precocious puberty in boys and girls.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Definition of adiposity
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  • The annual celebration of ursine corpulence known as Fat Bear Week has officially begun.
    — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
  • For the next fifty years, insurance companies, not doctors, were the chief arbiters of corpulence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of corpulence

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