LOS ANGELES - Overweight and obese individuals are at a higher risk for severe illness, hospitalization, and death if they contract COVID-19 according to a March 8 report published by the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionIn the report, CDC researchers say they found a relationship between body mass index and COVID-19 severity.Researchers say individuals with the lowest risk for hospitalization and death are those with BMI’s near the threshold between healthy weight and overweight in most instances. "Overweight and obesity were risk factors for invasive mechanical ventilation.