Food and Health Fact #22

Fact #22: Nurses, Covid-19, and obesity

By Matthew Rees

Food and Health Fact #22: Nurses, Covid-19, and obesity

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A survey of nurses who were hospitalized because of Covid-19 earlier this year showed that 89.8 percent had at least one underlying medical condition, according to a study published by the CDC. Within this group of hospitalized nurses, 72.5 percent had obesity.

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