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Gelesis aims to crack the weight-loss market with its new capsule

By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston GlobeApril 23, 2019

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It’s one of the great public health paradoxes.

Over two-thirds of American adults (71.6%) are considered overweight or obese, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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