Oh wow!
-Having obesity may triple the risk of hospitalization due to a COVID-19 infection.
-Obesity is linked to impaired immune function.2,3
-Obesity decreases lung capacity and reserve and can make ventilation more difficult.4
-As BMI increases, the risk of death from COVID-19 increases.
Studies have demonstrated that obesity may be linked to lower vaccine responses for numerous diseases (influenza6, Hepatitis B7,8,9, tetanus10).
Yes, I am sure that I do not need to tell you this, but congratulations for keeping your weight under control. It has benefits that go far beyond attractiveness, self esteem, and better mobility especially as we get older.
I have an uncle who is in his 90s that was morbidly obese for approximately 50 years. His primary joy in life was going from restaurant to restaurant with my aunt who despite this always somehow kept her weight under control. Several years ago after a health scare, his doctor told him he was going to die if he didn’t lose a lot of weight. It was a come to Jesus moment for him, and in fact there was a great deal of prayer involved.
Over the next couple years through exercise and diet he lost nearly three hundred pounds. He was able to give up his scooter ahd wheel chair and became much less dependent on my aunt. They now have a much happier and more active life style and still go to restaurants in moderation. But now they are able to enjoy so much more than they had previously, and despite their advancing years are now able to be of service to others in their church.