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Obesity Most Important Predictor for COVID-19 in Young

  • April 16, 2020

Young people who are obese are particularly at risk for COVID-19 infection and even death from the virus, health officials are finding. This adds new concerns to research that initially pointed only to older individuals with comorbidities of obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure. What’s even more concerning is that obesity is a worse risk factor than either high blood pressure or diabetes — and even more than if you have cancer, kidney disease or pre-existing pulmonary...