Obesity Impacts Flu Transmission

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

Nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population are obese1 and, worldwide, those who are obese outnumber people who are underweight from starvation by a significant margin.2 The CDC estimates 20 percent of children ages 6 to 19 are also obese,3 and rates of diabetes, associated with being overweight, nearly doubled in 20 years, from 5.5 percent in 1994 to 9.4 percent in 2015.4

In a 2014 report, obesity was linked to an estimated 500,000 cancer cases worldwide each year.5 More recent statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …read more

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