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Obese People Have More Flu Complications

In H1N1 patients, fat had same effects as diabetes, heart disease

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted May 20, 2009 8:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – Scientists at the CDC have noticed a new trend in cases of swine flu: "We were surprised by the frequency of obesity among the severe cases that we've been tracking," says an epidemiologist, adding that it might be cause to make obese... Read full story »

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