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Being overweight puts people at greater risk of being hospitalised with coronavirus

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Being overweight places people at greater risk of being hospitalised with coronavirus and developing a life threatening case of the disease, a study has found. A link between carrying excess weight and developing severe symptoms of Covid-19 has been made after an analysis of 15,100 hospitalised coronavirus patients across the UK, reports The Telegraph. Scientists … Read more

Slim people see overweight people as ‘less evolved and less human,’ shocking study finds  

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Slender people consider people with obesity ‘less evolved’ and ‘less human’ than others, a new survey suggests.  Public health officials believe that discrimination against people who are overweight is partly for blame for our dismal progress against the obesity epidemic.  Despite the fact that one in three Americans and one in four Brits are now … Read more