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Why Obesity Is Killing American Men

Men seek weight loss treatment far less often than women. Doctors are concerned.

© Kristian Thacker for The New York Times

At his heaviest, Eric Reed was 358 pounds and living with Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension. He sought medical help for obesity and began taking GLP-1 drugs only after his wife pushed him. “She basically saved me,” Mr. Reed said.
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