United Kingdom tells people: Eat less to reduce Covid-19 death risk

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British people should eat less to lose weight as being obese increases the risk of dying from the novel coronavirus, junior health minister Helen Whately said on Monday.

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Whately said that those with a body mass index of over 40 had double the risk of dying from Covid-19.

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