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    Obesity linked to one in 10 infection deaths globally

    2026-02-10T09:54:00Z

    Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, finds a major new study. People with obesity face a 70% higher risk of hospitalisation or death from an infection than those of a healthy weight.