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CDC cites obesity as culprit for hospitalizing children with COVID-19
by: Michael Dakota
Posted: Jan 4, 2022 / 12:00 PM CST / Updated: Jan 5, 2022 / 05:47 AM CST
KANSAS (KSNT) – Childhood obesity in America was already putting children at risk for poor health, now it’s hospitalizing children and adolescents who have contracted coronavirus.
In a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers found approximately two-thirds of COVID-19 patients aged 12-17 were obese, and the length of stay in the hospital was twice that of non-obese adolescents...
CDC cites obesity as culprit for hospitalizing children with COVID-19
by: Michael Dakota
Posted: Jan 4, 2022 / 12:00 PM CST / Updated: Jan 5, 2022 / 05:47 AM CST
KANSAS (KSNT) – Childhood obesity in America was already putting children at risk for poor health, now it’s hospitalizing children and adolescents who have contracted coronavirus.
In a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers found approximately two-thirds of COVID-19 patients aged 12-17 were obese, and the length of stay in the hospital was twice that of non-obese adolescents...
