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CDC: Overweight And Obese Americans Make Up Vast Majority Of Coronavirus Hospitalizations

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/03/08/cdc-overweight-and-obese-americans-make-up-vast-majority-of-coronavirus-hospitalizations/
Topline Nearly 8 in 10 people who were hospitalized for coronavirus were either overweight or obese, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Monday, which also found a higher body mass index is associated with serious coronavirus outcomes, such as hospitalization, being placed on a ventilator and even death. Key Facts…