Overweight women most likely to suffer long COVID, according to new research

Overweight women are more likely to experience symptoms of long COVID according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

The new study, published today, is one of the largest studies on long COVID in the U.K. It shows that having a higher BMI is linked with the condition, and that women are more likely to experience long COVID than men.

The research also shows that people with long COVID are much more likely to need additional, and often lasting, NHS care than those who make a swift recovery.

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