![The truth about obesity and Covid 19 - podcast episode cover](http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p058ggtp.jpg)
Episode description
A widely reported study claims that 90% of Covid 19 deaths across the world happened in countries with high obesity rates. While an individual’s risk of death is increased by having a high Body Mass Index, the broader effect on a country’s death rate is not what it seems.