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Obesity is a major factor in COVID-19 death rates, report finds – CGTN
A study by the World Obesity Foundation says death rates are consistently 10 times higher in countries where at least half of the population is overweight.
A new study by the World Obesity Foundation has revealed a clear link between obesity and high COVID-19 death rates.
The study says death rates are consistently 10 times higher in countries where at least half of the population is overweight. Since the start of the pandemic, 2.2 million of the 2.5 million deaths worldwide have occurred in countries with high levels of obesity.
Olivia Cavalcanti, director of Science and Programs at the World Obesity Foundation, told CGTN Europe: “In a way, it’s not…
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