PURSINESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

pursiness

noun

Definition of pursiness

as in obesity

the condition of having an excess of body fat doctors and nutritionists have warned that a pandemic of pursiness poses a major threat to the health of the American public

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Likewise, depression, obesity, Alzheimer’s, heart disease—all are wildly different diseases, yet all are influenced by diet.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The results suggest that women may experience slightly more weight loss on CagriSema than a broader population of both men and women with obesity saw in the Phase 3 trial.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of obesity

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