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Extra weight can be a deadly complication when fighting COVID-19
Sun Sentinel ^ | JUL 27, 2020 | Skyler Swisher

Posted on 07/27/2020 6:51:11 AM PDT by george76

The dominant message so far in the coronavirus pandemic is that older people are the most at risk. But doctors on the front lines of Florida’s outbreak are also finding obesity is making it harder for people to fight off the virus, regardless of age

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Dr. Craig Mallak’s work in the morgue tracking Broward County’s COVID-19 deaths startled him so much he shed pounds that he didn’t even need to lose.

“Obesity is a factor in a lot of cases,” Mallak, Broward’s chief medical examiner,

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That could have grave implications for the United States, which has one of the highest obesity rates in the world, said Dr. Cate Varney, an obesity specialist at the University of Virginia Health System.

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people who have a body-mass index greater than 30 are at higher risk, said Dr. Sunil Kumar, medical director of intensive care at Broward Health Medical Center. Body-mass index varies by height and weight. A person who is off the normal weight by about 40 pounds could be considered obese, a category that includes about 30% of Floridians.

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younger patients with COVID-19 who are admitted to the hospital are more likely to have obesity as an underlying factor. That’s been backed up by Kumar’s own observation in the ICU.

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One theory is that people with obesity have more Ace2 receptors on their cells. The virus uses these receptors to infect cells and then make copies of itself.

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People with obesity are also susceptible to low-grade chronic inflammation, which has been associated with worse outcomes.

Another factor could be that being overweight compresses the lungs, leading to smaller lung capacity. Obesity is linked with other chronic illnesses, such as high blood pressure, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, that heighten the risk.

(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2020election; coronavirus; covid; covid19; diabetes; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; heartdisease; mediawingofthednc; obese; obesity; overweight; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; smearmachine; virus
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To: crusty old prospector

A little dab will do you.


21 posted on 07/27/2020 7:16:56 AM PDT by spokeshave (White Confederate statue kills black man......Another month of protests.... (HT to seawolf101))
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To: crusty old prospector

It looks like he’s hanging upside down.


22 posted on 07/27/2020 7:24:26 AM PDT by avenir
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To: george76

RUH-ROH!.................Good thing I just lost 35 pounds!................


23 posted on 07/27/2020 7:25:02 AM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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To: ChowChowFace

President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Macho Camacho


24 posted on 07/27/2020 7:25:31 AM PDT by skinndogNN
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To: proud American in Canada

Sky blue is racist if you are forced to live in a city.


25 posted on 07/27/2020 7:26:24 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: george76

I posted this on a previous thread about Mexican Beer Virus:

Here’s an interesting article about age, weight and Wuflu:

https://www.practiceupdate.com/c/103159/67/17/?elsca1=emc_enews_weekinreview&elsca2=email&elsca3=practiceupdate_cdd&elsca4=cdd&elsca5=newsletter&rid=MzYzOTQzNDQ5NjE4S0&lid=10332481

“We found patients younger than 50 years of age hospitalized with COVID-19 without diabetes or hypertension had mean BMI greater than those older than 50 years of age, with BMI 43.1 (95%CI 34.5 - 51.7) kg/m2 vs 30.1 (95%CI 27.7 - 32.5) kg/m2 (p=0.02).”

A BMI of 43 is someone who’s 5’5” and 260 lbs.


26 posted on 07/27/2020 7:32:05 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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To: george76; dp0622

Oh well. Even though I’ve lost 10 pounds in the last month or so, I’m probably still screwed.


27 posted on 07/27/2020 7:34:48 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The Constitution guarantees the States protection against insurrection. Act now, Mr. President!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

You have my word that neither your nor I are going to die from this virus.

Something else...but not this thing. :)


28 posted on 07/27/2020 7:38:36 AM PDT by dp0622 (Patriots: Better stand tall when they're calling you out. Don't bend, don't break, don't back down.)
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To: george76

Neighbor has a son who works in Phila Pa Hospital as an RN. The only Twenty something that died of COVID was between 400 and 500 pounds.


29 posted on 07/27/2020 7:43:40 AM PDT by LeonardFMason (Lou Dobbs)
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To: george76

Get cancer. It really knocks your weight down.


30 posted on 07/27/2020 7:47:26 AM PDT by diatomite (Soros delenda est and his flying monkeys too.)
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To: george76

ICU nurse working the COVID wards during the height of NYC’s crisis told me almost every last person in all the four wards she worked (ventilator patients all) was morbidly obese.


31 posted on 07/27/2020 8:03:38 AM PDT by thoughtomator (here comes the switch to Hillary)
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To: LeonardFMason

Yes, it’s not just being technically “obese”, it’s the “morbidly obese” line which is the truly dangerous risk factor.


32 posted on 07/27/2020 8:04:31 AM PDT by thoughtomator (here comes the switch to Hillary)
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To: george76

I figured that out over 3 weeks ago & I went to a one room school-—in the late 40’s & early 50’s.

Does this make me more expert than all the ‘Experts”???


33 posted on 07/27/2020 9:02:33 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: EEGator

Little known is Newton’s 4th law:

A body that remains at rest tends to get fat.

Being retired and at rest, I can offer proof.


34 posted on 07/27/2020 9:09:22 AM PDT by DeFault User
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To: george76

Should rename this thing the Single Payer Healthcare Virus.

Just think; if no vaccines end up being effective and this thing hangs around for a few years, we’ll have a planet of young and/or healthy people.


35 posted on 07/27/2020 9:14:02 AM PDT by Pollard (whatever)
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To: george76

On Thanksgiving I tipped the scales at 159 pounds, the heaviest ever for me. I started riding bicycles and was riding a trainer and using Zwift all winter. I have lost 26 pounds. I really didn’t need to lose any of it but according to most BMI charts at 155 pounds I’m overweight. This is silly even at 159 I’m skinny. At 133 I’m actually thinking I need to put a few back on.


36 posted on 07/27/2020 1:51:12 PM PDT by fatboy
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To: george76; DeFault User; thoughtomator; LeonardFMason

Hmm, wonder if blue (and some red) state lockdowns, including closing responsibly run gyms, parks, and beaches could make people watch soap operas all day and make people fatter....


37 posted on 07/28/2020 6:23:18 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe.)
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To: proud American in Canada

Fantastic Movie. Food shortages because they are salting the earth.


38 posted on 07/28/2020 7:21:45 AM PDT by Almondjoy
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To: EEGator

Sadly, they probably couldn’t make Airplane today (like a lot of other movies).


39 posted on 07/28/2020 8:59:53 AM PDT by CatOwner
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To: CatOwner

Blazing Saddles being first.


40 posted on 07/28/2020 9:03:12 AM PDT by EEGator
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