Are global coronavirus death rates linked to a country's obesity levels?

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UK is set to face raft of measures to limit obesity in wake of coronavirus crisis - but can weight be blamed for nation’s high death toll, asks Vincent Wood

The PM is said to be privately convinced his weight led to the severity of his own near-death experience with the virushe coronavirus has spread steadily among the world’s wealthiest nations with some of the worst hit – including the UK and the the US – also struggling with widespread obesity problems.

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