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The truth about obesity and Covid 19

13/03/2021 GMT

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Are countries with higher obesity rates suffering from more deaths?

A widely reported study claims that 90% of Covid-19 deaths across the world happened in countries with high obesity rates. While an individual’s risk of death is increased by having a high Body Mass Index, the broader effect on a country’s death rate is not what it seems.


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