A new review, published by Public Health England in advance of the government’s ‘Better Health’ campaign launched today, considers  some of the data and discussions which have started to emerge around the relationship between obesity and COVID-19. Expert opinions on the review were invited by the Science Media Centre  and include comments from our Director Prof Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, who recently published on the topic with Sam Lockhart (see below). The Centre provides expert advice and evidence on issues relating to science in the media.

When two pandemics meet: why is obesity associated with increased COVID-19 mortality? (Lockhart and O’Rahilly) is published in Med, a Cell Press Journal.

 

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Prof Stephen O’Rahilly’s talk: Why does obesity make COVID19 more dangerous?