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Obesity is linked to a significantly higher chance of early death from associated comorbidities.
Healthcare providers should monitor comorbidities in obese patients.
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Obesity is linked to a significantly higher chance of early death from associated comorbidities (metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer).
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Gut peptide regulation of food intake – evidence for the modulation of hedonic feeding
Orla R. M. Woodward et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 2021
DOI 10.1113/jp280581
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