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Obesity a driving factor in COVID-19 deaths, global report finds.

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By *oAn OP   Couple
over a year ago

Streatham

“Look at countries like Japan and South Korea, where they have very low levels of COVID-19 deaths as well as very low levels of adult obesity,” said Tim Lobstein, an expert advisor to the World Obesity Federation and visiting professor at Australia’s Sydney University who co-led the report.

“They have prioritised public health across a range of measures, including population weight, and it has paid off in the pandemic.”

By contrast, the report found that in the United States and Britain, for example, both COVID-19 death rates and obesity levels were among the highest.

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-obesity/obesity-a-driving-factor-in-covid-19-deaths-global-report-finds-idINKCN2AW1W5?edition-redirect=in

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By *ames_LondonMan
over a year ago

Southgate

Shocker

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This report is very amateur if it’s the same one I saw yesterday. It neglects to mention that the countries they chose to represent lower BMI also had extremely fewer cases. It measures deaths per 100k population, rather than case to death ratio.

Now I have no doubt that obesity is linked to poorer outcomes. But they measured it totally incorrectly and inflated the figures as a result

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By *hagTonightMan
over a year ago

From the land of haribos.

Yes, there is a link between it and covid.

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By *andR510Couple
over a year ago

St Neots/Wisbech


"Yes, there is a link between it and covid."

Wasn't that long ago that there was a link between cancer and chocolate.

I tend to take these tenuous soundbites with a very large pinch of salt.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

there is already a long thread on this

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By *ames_LondonMan
over a year ago

Southgate

What’s the debate? Surely being obese and being impacted more severely by a respiratory condition is not exactly surprising.

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By *angtidy42Couple
over a year ago

Redditch

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By *angtidy42Couple
over a year ago

Redditch


"Yes, there is a link between it and covid.

Wasn't that long ago that there was a link between cancer and chocolate.

I tend to take these tenuous soundbites with a very large pinch of salt. "

Be careful as to much salt is not good for you

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By *bsinthe_boyMan
over a year ago

Luton


"What’s the debate? Surely being obese and being impacted more severely by a respiratory condition is not exactly surprising. "

Would be very surprising for me. I'm fat. But my vital capacity and peak flow are like those of an athlete. Ditto resting heart rate. Liver and kidney function at the very top of the scale according to blood tests just two months ago.

Not every fat person wheezes. Right after I got my vaccine jab I took a three hour walk. All 21 stone of me.

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
over a year ago

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Nice to see Sydney university are branching out a bit

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"Nice to see Sydney university are branching out a bit"

Lol

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"Nice to see Sydney university are branching out a bit

Lol"

Says their emissary abroad

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By *havennaturistsCouple
over a year ago

Banff


"Yes, there is a link between it and covid.

Wasn't that long ago that there was a link between cancer and chocolate.

I tend to take these tenuous soundbites with a very large pinch of salt. "

..........which causes high blood pressure and increases possibility of stroke!

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"Nice to see Sydney university are branching out a bit

Lol

Says their emissary abroad "

who me?

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"Nice to see Sydney university are branching out a bit

Lol

Says their emissary abroad

who me? "

Head of the International Office, aren't you?!

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By *andR510Couple
over a year ago

St Neots/Wisbech


"Yes, there is a link between it and covid.

Wasn't that long ago that there was a link between cancer and chocolate.

I tend to take these tenuous soundbites with a very large pinch of salt.

..........which causes high blood pressure and increases possibility of stroke! "

Depends what sort stroke we're talking about lol.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"Nice to see Sydney university are branching out a bit

Lol

Says their emissary abroad

who me?

Head of the International Office, aren't you?!"

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

There's a thread earlier this week on obesity, that's still open

https://m.fabswingers.com/forum/virus/1129800

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"there is already a long thread on this "
you could say the other thread is quite......large..

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"there is already a long thread on this you could say the other thread is quite......large.. "

We tried putting it on a diet but it just stashed biscuits for later....

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By *entleman_spyMan
over a year ago

nearby

Being fat isn’t good for you ?? Now there’s a shocker ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What’s the debate? Surely being obese and being impacted more severely by a respiratory condition is not exactly surprising.

Would be very surprising for me. I'm fat. But my vital capacity and peak flow are like those of an athlete. Ditto resting heart rate. Liver and kidney function at the very top of the scale according to blood tests just two months ago.

Not every fat person wheezes. Right after I got my vaccine jab I took a three hour walk. All 21 stone of me."

Sounds like you've been lucky so far. How come you've had the vaccine already?

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By *bsinthe_boyMan
over a year ago

Luton


"What’s the debate? Surely being obese and being impacted more severely by a respiratory condition is not exactly surprising.

Would be very surprising for me. I'm fat. But my vital capacity and peak flow are like those of an athlete. Ditto resting heart rate. Liver and kidney function at the very top of the scale according to blood tests just two months ago.

Not every fat person wheezes. Right after I got my vaccine jab I took a three hour walk. All 21 stone of me.

Sounds like you've been lucky so far. How come you've had the vaccine already?"

In my spare time I'm carer for several people who are CEV. And this area seems to be galloping through the priority lists.

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