Obesity is linked to 70% higher risk of infection and 1 in 10 deaths worldwide, study says

People with obesity are at 70 percent higher risk of serious infections, with one in ten infectious disease deaths globally ...

Obesity linked to 70% higher chance of contracting serious infectious disease

Lancet study shows that being very overweight runs risk of hospitalisation from diseases including flu and pneumonia ...
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More Americans being classified as obese under new definition, study says

New criteria for obesity are putting more Americans into that category. Researchers at Mass General Brigham have proposed a major update to how obesity is defined, which would classify nearly 70% of U ...
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Obesity increases infection and hospitalisation risks by 70%, reveals new Lancet study

A latest study published in The Lancet shows that people with obesity are much more likely to get infectious diseases, which ...
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'Astounding': 70% of adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition

COULD ACTUALLY BE MUCH MORE ACCURATE. A MARY SALADNA IS IN THE NEWSROOM AND MARY THE RESULTS AREN’T GOOD. NO, THEY’RE NOT, BUT THE RESULTS ARE MORE REALISTIC AND MORE PROOF THAT BODY COMPOSITION ...