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Obese people appear better protected from TB: study (Reuters)

A passenger waits at Heathrow airport in London, August 12, 2006. Elderly people who are obese appear to have a lower risk of falling ill with tuberculosis compared to those who are underweight or of average weight, according to an extensive geriatric study in Hong Kong. (Toby Melville/Reuters)Reuters - Elderly people who are obese appear to have a lower risk of falling ill with tuberculosis compared to those who are underweight or of average weight, according to an extensive geriatric study in Hong Kong.


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