It's a frightening statistic, and it might open a few eyes about how other conditions can make COVID-19 even worse. The Houston Health Department reports that more than half of the people that died from COVID, all shared one trait. They all had diabetes and a quarter of the fatal victims were obese.
On Ask the Expert, Meridan Zerner, a Registered dietitian at the Cooper Clinic, joined the KRLD Afternoon News to discuss the connection.
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