shockedcanadian
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To follow up on my general premise.
As I told my mom last year, before the vaccine was developed, "the best defense you have right now is to quit smoking".
I would say to those overweight and/or smoking to understand how weight impacts the results. I've seen a 95 year old lady flip the bird to the Wuhan Virus. She was as skinny as a rake. No surprises there. I have focused on this issue myself, losing 8 pounds over the last 2 weeks with fasting and cutting out sugar.
Not perfect, I know. I'm trying to improve my chances though. The way my country has treated me, I'm afraid that if I were hospitalized I wouldn't exactly receive the most optimum treatment.
An overwhelming majority of people who have been hospitalized, needed a ventilator or died from Covid-19 have been overweight or obese, the CDC said in a new study Monday.
Among 148,494 adults who received a Covid-19 diagnosis during an emergency department or inpatient visit at 238 U.S. hospitals from March to December, 71,491 were hospitalized. Of those who were admitted, 27.8% were overweight and 50.2% were obese, according to the CDC report. Overweight is defined as having a body mass index of 25 or more, while obesity is defined as having a BMI of 30 or more.
The agency found the risk for hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths was lowest among individuals with BMIs under 25. The risk of severe illness “sharply increased,” however, as BMIs rose, particularly among people 65 and older, the agency said.
Just over 42% of the U.S. population was considered obese in 2018, according to the agency’s most recent statistics.
As I told my mom last year, before the vaccine was developed, "the best defense you have right now is to quit smoking".
I would say to those overweight and/or smoking to understand how weight impacts the results. I've seen a 95 year old lady flip the bird to the Wuhan Virus. She was as skinny as a rake. No surprises there. I have focused on this issue myself, losing 8 pounds over the last 2 weeks with fasting and cutting out sugar.
Not perfect, I know. I'm trying to improve my chances though. The way my country has treated me, I'm afraid that if I were hospitalized I wouldn't exactly receive the most optimum treatment.
CDC study finds about 78% of people hospitalized for Covid were overweight or obese
An overwhelming majority of people who have been hospitalized, needed a ventilator or died from Covid-19 have been overweight or obese, the CDC said.
www.cnbc.com
An overwhelming majority of people who have been hospitalized, needed a ventilator or died from Covid-19 have been overweight or obese, the CDC said in a new study Monday.
Among 148,494 adults who received a Covid-19 diagnosis during an emergency department or inpatient visit at 238 U.S. hospitals from March to December, 71,491 were hospitalized. Of those who were admitted, 27.8% were overweight and 50.2% were obese, according to the CDC report. Overweight is defined as having a body mass index of 25 or more, while obesity is defined as having a BMI of 30 or more.
The agency found the risk for hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths was lowest among individuals with BMIs under 25. The risk of severe illness “sharply increased,” however, as BMIs rose, particularly among people 65 and older, the agency said.
Just over 42% of the U.S. population was considered obese in 2018, according to the agency’s most recent statistics.