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1. Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of 13 Types of Cancer https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/obesity-linked-to-increased-risk-of-13-types-of-cancer.html 2. How to Stop the Obesity Epidemic https://www.healthline.com/health/obesity/how-to-stop-obesity-epidemic 3. How to Tell If You’re at Risk for Obesity https://www.webmd.com/men/features/how-tell-if-youre-at-risk-for-obesity 4. The Growing Problem of Childhood Obesity https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm 5. Video: What Causes Obesity? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nppFZH_zTEY
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Novo Nordisk gets global rights to Lexicon Pharmaceuticals’ LX9851, an oral small molecule with a first-in-class approach to sparking weight loss. The licensing agreement comes months after Lexicon reported encouraging preclinical data from tests of LX9851 in combination with semaglutide, the main ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy.