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Study says younger men with obesity at high risk of dying from Covid-19 as country records new low of 271 cases

Obesity may increase risk of dying from Covid-19 especially in younger men, a new study has revealed.

The study, published on August 14 in Annals of Internal Medicine, suggests that high Body Mass Index (BMI) was strongly associated with Covid-19 mortality in younger adults and male patients, but not in female patients and older adults.

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