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The truth about obesity and Covid 19

A widely reported study claims that 90% of Covid 19 deaths across the world happened in countries with high obesity rates. While an individual鈥檚 risk of death is increased by having a high Body Mass Index, the broader effect on a country鈥檚 death rate is not what it seems.

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