1
: used to treat obesity
anti-obesity drugs
2
: designed or intended to prevent obesity or reduce the incidence of obesity
anti-obesity campaigns/programs
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Some analysts estimate that anti-obesity medications could grow into a $100 billion industry by the end of the decade.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
There’s bipartisan interest in Congress in letting Medicare cover anti-obesity medications, but the price tag has been the biggest obstacle.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
The Biden-Harris administration proposed a new rule in November that would expand coverage of the anti-obesity medications for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
For example, his choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been sharply critical of anti-obesity drugs, arguing that people should lose weight by eating healthier food and exercising.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
There’s bipartisan interest in Congress in letting Medicare cover anti-obesity medications, but the price tag has been the biggest obstacle.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
The Biden-Harris administration proposed a new rule in November that would expand coverage of the anti-obesity medications for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
For example, his choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been sharply critical of anti-obesity drugs, arguing that people should lose weight by eating healthier food and exercising.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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anti-obesity
adjective
an·ti-obe·si·ty
-ō-ˈbē-sət-ē 
: used to treat obesity : promoting the loss of excessive bodily fat
… anti-obesity drugs may inhibit energy intake, inhibit fat absorption, enhance energy expenditure or stimulate fat mobilization.—John Worobey, in Nutrition & Behavior: A Multidisciplinary Approach
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