People who contract coronavirus and are also obese often suffer worse outcomes, but obesity also seems to have some protective effects, according to a leading Turkish doctor. A meta-analysis of 19 studies "showed that in individuals with obesity, the need for hospitalization, intensive care and attachment to a ventilator increased by up to 80% due to COVID-19,” said Dr. Okan Bulent Yildiz, an endocrinologist at Hacettepe University Medical School in ...