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providing medical treatment for obese patients
the basset hound was so obese that its stomach touched the floor
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With this, fat builds up in the liver, mostly from being overweight or obese.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination study show that between 2021-2023, 40% of Americans were obese, with 9.7% designated as severely obese.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
For people who may be pregnant or obese, the Heimlich maneuver can be administered with five chest thrusts to the breastbone, or middle of the chest, instead of the abdomen.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
The rate of obese and overweight people in the nation has grown considerably in the past three decades: in 1990, according to the study, just over half of U.S. adults were overweight or obese.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination study show that between 2021-2023, 40% of Americans were obese, with 9.7% designated as severely obese.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
For people who may be pregnant or obese, the Heimlich maneuver can be administered with five chest thrusts to the breastbone, or middle of the chest, instead of the abdomen.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
The rate of obese and overweight people in the nation has grown considerably in the past three decades: in 1990, according to the study, just over half of U.S. adults were overweight or obese.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Obese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obese. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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