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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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researcher
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Some obesity researchers have clear conflict of interest, promoting or investing in products or programs based on their research.
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Bruch criticized obesity researchers for failing to recognize that dieting was not only psychologically debilitating but medically simple-minded.
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The committee scolded obesity researchers for the short-sightedness of many of their studies.
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Many moderate obesity researchers were distressed by the way the review was reported.
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Brownell and Rodin are two of the most moderate obesity researchers who have been influential in identifying the risks of dieting.
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But obesity researchers rarely agree with each other.
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For others, the review simply proved that obesity researchers are yo-yo thinkers.
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treat
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Since nothing works to treat obesity in most people, physicians have, over the past century, tried almost anything.
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The methods doctors use to treat obesity do work in the short term, which is what keeps them going.
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And last year, scientists at Rockefeller University identified the gene that appears to be successful in treating obesity in animals.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Obesity can lead to heart disorders and other health problems.
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The program is aimed at reducing obesity among women.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alcohol intake, serum lipids and obesity Alcohol may have several effects on serum lipids.
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Although these studies apply to older children the principle should hold for younger children where management problems are frequently linked with obesity .
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Bruch criticized obesity researchers for failing to recognize that dieting was not only psychologically debilitating but medically simple-minded.
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But obesity researchers rarely agree with each other.
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Fat control is still very important for reducing risks for heart disease, some cancers and obesity .
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Jarrett dismisses excessive birth weight as being secondary to maternal obesity rather than glucose tolerance abnormalities.
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Many moderate obesity researchers were distressed by the way the review was reported.
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The first of these is leptin, a messenger chemical that regulates obesity .