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People with obesity 70% more likely to be hospitalised by or die from infection, study finds

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During the pandemic, people living with obesity had a higher risk of being hospitalised or dying from Covid-19. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

People living with obesity are 70% more likely to be hospitalised by or die from an infection, with one in 10 infection-related deaths globally linked to the condition, Read More

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