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CDC research finds about 78% of individuals hospitalized have been obese or overweight

Mar 8, 2021

A woman walks down the street on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.Jeff Haynes | AFP | Getty ImagesAn overwhelming majority of people who were hospitalized, needed a ventilator, or died of Covid-19 were overweight or obese, the CDC…

‘A Sport Changer’: Drug Brings Important Weight Loss in Overweight Sufferers

Feb 10, 2021

For the first time, a drug has been shown to be so effective against obesity that patients can avoid many of its worst effects, including diabetes, researchers reported Wednesday.Novo Nordisk's drug Semaglutide is already marketed for the…