Drareg
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Most of the deaths from covid19 outside vulnerable groups were obese patients.
This study is pretty damning, it seems this politically correct body positive PR campaign needs to stop, I’m not saying we need to shame people but we sure don’t need to glorify obesity.
If governments genuinely cared about the people they would begin a more intense campaign to highlight the risk of obesity in general and more specifically the increased risk to COVID19 , obesity is not just a personal problem, they are more likely to be super spreaders of covid19 and viruses in general. It implies it would be safer to quarantine obese folks rather than wear masks.
Can you imagine the PC fallout from highlighting this fact in these times!
On top of the obvious breathing problems from the weight of excess fat I’m sure PUFA is involved ,understandably any fat in excess will suppress metabolism but I would guess the more PUFA the more likely of death compared to saturated fat, it could possibly the opposite if we account for the temporary side effect of PUFA lowering inflammation.
"Background and aim
The pandemic of COVID-19 has put forward the public health system across countries to prepare themselves for the unprecedented outbreak of the present time. Recognition of the associated risks of morbidity and mortality becomes not only imperative but also fundamental to determine the prevention strategies as well as targeting the high-risk populations for appropriate therapies.
Methods
We reviewed, collated and analysed the online database i.e. Pubmed, Google scholar, Researchgate to highlight the demographic and mechanistic link between obesity and associated risks of severity in COVID-19.
Results
We observed a changing dynamic in the reporting from the time of initial pandemic in China to currently reported research. While, initially body mass index (BMI) did not find a mention in the data, it is now clearly emerging that obesity is one of the profound risk factors for complications of COVID-19.
Conclusion
Our review will help clinicians and health policy makers in considering the importance of obesity in making the prevention and therapeutic strategies of COVID-19. An extra attention and precaution for patients with obesity in COVID-19 pandemic is recommended".
SARS-CoV-2-host dynamics: Increased risk of adverse outcomes of COVID-19 in obesity
This study is pretty damning, it seems this politically correct body positive PR campaign needs to stop, I’m not saying we need to shame people but we sure don’t need to glorify obesity.
If governments genuinely cared about the people they would begin a more intense campaign to highlight the risk of obesity in general and more specifically the increased risk to COVID19 , obesity is not just a personal problem, they are more likely to be super spreaders of covid19 and viruses in general. It implies it would be safer to quarantine obese folks rather than wear masks.
Can you imagine the PC fallout from highlighting this fact in these times!
On top of the obvious breathing problems from the weight of excess fat I’m sure PUFA is involved ,understandably any fat in excess will suppress metabolism but I would guess the more PUFA the more likely of death compared to saturated fat, it could possibly the opposite if we account for the temporary side effect of PUFA lowering inflammation.
"Background and aim
The pandemic of COVID-19 has put forward the public health system across countries to prepare themselves for the unprecedented outbreak of the present time. Recognition of the associated risks of morbidity and mortality becomes not only imperative but also fundamental to determine the prevention strategies as well as targeting the high-risk populations for appropriate therapies.
Methods
We reviewed, collated and analysed the online database i.e. Pubmed, Google scholar, Researchgate to highlight the demographic and mechanistic link between obesity and associated risks of severity in COVID-19.
Results
We observed a changing dynamic in the reporting from the time of initial pandemic in China to currently reported research. While, initially body mass index (BMI) did not find a mention in the data, it is now clearly emerging that obesity is one of the profound risk factors for complications of COVID-19.
Conclusion
Our review will help clinicians and health policy makers in considering the importance of obesity in making the prevention and therapeutic strategies of COVID-19. An extra attention and precaution for patients with obesity in COVID-19 pandemic is recommended".
SARS-CoV-2-host dynamics: Increased risk of adverse outcomes of COVID-19 in obesity