New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10–13 May) reveals an association between increasing body mass index (BMI) and the risk of testing positive SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19. The study is by Dr. Hadar Milloh-Raz, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-HaShomer, Ramat-Gan, Israel, and colleagues. Obesity-related factors, including […]
Longer exposure to obesity is linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, shows study
According to the researchers, the results highlight the importance of overweight or obesity in early adulthood as risk factors for adult diabetes. A new study has found that longer and sustained exposure to obesity is linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Published in the journal Diabetologia, the research team from Indiana University […]