Critics mocked CNN for sharing a study on Monday that linked obesity to complications and even death from COVID-19, most saying that the news organization was finally reporting on something that people had been trying to say since the beginning of the pandemic.

“People who are overweight or obese are at a much higher risk of much more severe disease and even death from Covid-19 — and one new study suggests that losing weight can reduce that risk,” CNN’s tweet read.

From the accompanying article, titled, “Can weight loss help protect against COVID-19?”