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2023-02-25 14:05:43 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 429BFA10516B53B186DD81990C15FB2145B3C04816654A01509425E3D6530F8A
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The tweet is absolutely correct. The majority of people hospitalized due to Covid, regardless of age, were obese. https://www.science.org/content/article/why-covid-19-more-deadly-people-obesity-even-if-theyre-young https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/obesity-and-covid-19.html#:~:text=Having%20obesity%20may%20triple%20the,linked%20to%20impaired%20immune%20function.&text=Obesity%20decreases%20lung%20capacity%20and%20reserve%20and%20can%20make%20ventilation%20more%20difficult. https://www.beaumont.org/health-wellness/blogs/how-obesity-impacts-your-risk-for-severe-covid-19
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