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BLOOD PRESSURE

Obesity: A problem in SA and worldwide

Report by Leigh Callipolitis – The PR SPACE March 2 is World Obesity Day Obesity is a disaster requiring urgent intervention in South Africa2. Alarmingly 800 million people around the world are affected by obesity1. World Obesity Day…

  • Rob Knowles
Being over 50, male, obese and sick increase your risk of severe or fatal Covid-19, say British researchers. Image: RAW PIXEL/UP SPLASH
COVID 19

These are the factors that put Covid-19 patients at risk of dying: UK boffins

The largest study yet of Covid-19 patients has found that the main risks for severe illness or death are age‚ male sex‚ obesity and underlying illness. The risk of death increases in obese men who are over 50 and heart‚ lung‚ liver and…

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