Common virus linked to obesity
A virus has been linked to the weight-gain which causes obesity, which could affect those with critical illness cover.
In a study, a team at the Pennington Biomedical Research Centre found up to one in three obese people could be infected with the condition, known as adenovirus-36 (AD-36).
This is three times the rate for those of a normal weight, as only 11 per cent of lean men and women have encountered the virus, which could affect life insurance premiums for those with obesity.
Its other side effects include common cold symptoms and leader of the research, professor Nikhil Dhurandhar, is to tell BBC2’s Horizon tonight (January 26th) it enters the lungs before it spreads throughout the body.
He states: "When this virus goes to fat tissue it replicates, making more copies of itself and in the process increases the number of new fat cells."
In recent news, the Welsh assembly has announced a new anti-obesity programme designed to encourage healthy eating and fitness in young people and their families across the country.
The Insurance Helpline specialises in obtaining cover for people living with obesity.
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