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The prevalence of BMI-defined obesity in Canada increased at a greater rate during the first 4 years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic than during the 11 years before the pandemic, new research ...

The COVID-19 pandemic not only disrupted children's education, recreation, and social lives, but it also increased the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. pediatric population by roughly 1 million ...

(NEXSTAR) — Obese individuals may be at a greater risk of severe COVID-19 complications, according to a new report released by The World Obesity Federation. The report links obesity with a series of ...

In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese. The link became more apparent as coronavirus swept across the globe and data ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- New guidance from the CDC shows people who are obese are more likely to be at risk when it comes to COVID-19. "We don't want to impugn people but we have to understand and ...

Nineteenth century Belgian artist Antoine Wiertz, "The Premature Burial," 1854. The person depicted was suffering from cholera. Wiertz Museum, Brussels, part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts, Belgium ...

People with obesity are 70% more likely than those without the condition to be hospitalized with or die from severe infections, according to a new study of over half a million people. The research ...