THE COVID—OBESITY CONNECTION Now there’s another reason to get smart about those extra pounds you’ve put on during the pandemic:  Obesity and weight-related illnesses are even bigger liabilities in the COVID-19 era. A report released earlier this month (March 2021) by the World Obesity Federation found that increased body weight is the second-greatest predictor of COVID-19-related hospitalization and death across the globe, trailing only old age as a risk factor. Thus there is an overwhelming COVID-obesity connection. After reading this, I looked for more information on the COVID-obesity connection.  I found it in a Houston Methodist Hospital article by Katie...