While the country continues to navigate the uncertainty of operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, recent evidence points to a distressing yet sadly unsurprising fact. Obesity, and especially morbid obesity, is linked to higher mortality and severe symptoms due to COVID-19 when compared to healthy weight patients.
While the data is still coming in and studies have not yet been peer-reviewed, here is what researchers have learned about the deadly link between obesity and COVID-19. The following findings were published in Medical News Today on May 6, 2020:
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