It’s official young people!

Your chances of developing severe SARS-Cov-2 are higher if you’re overweight.

As reported by Bloomberg today …

“Carrying even a little extra weight raises the risk of developing a severe form of Covid-19, especially in younger adults, according to a new study.”

This is the study, from the Lancet.

Associations between body-mass index and COVID-19 severity in 6Β·9 million people in England: a prospective, community-based, cohort study

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