This condition almost tripled your chances of dying of Covid-19
Doctors say that the link between obesity and coronavirus is real and mortal.
We have long known that those with compromised immune systems or pre-existing conditions are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19, but it turns out that obesity could be even more a problem. According toMark Hyman, MD,Obesity triple your risk of death from coronavirus. Although many has been said about the many health risks to be obese, it is even worse during this very dangerous pandemic of Covid-19.
In a blog article on its website, Hyman wrote:
Those who have obeyed are almost 3 times more likely to die. Now, more than ever, it is essential that our population focuses on its own health and use food as a medicine to strengthen its own health and thus reduce the overall load of your health system that already evolves as part of theCOVID-19 burden Chained on chronic disease, which affects 6 out of 10.
Depending on the search outside Harvard T.h. Chan Public Health School, 40% of US adults have a body mass index (BMI) of more than 30%, which is the medical level that means obesity. And18% are seriously obese, putting a much greater stress on their vital organs.
Pandemic coronavirus has so far taken more than 32,000 US lives and current projections suggest that nearly 70,000 US citizens.Go succumbed to Covid-19. According to many medial professionals who treated coronavirus patients in New York hospitals, obesity is a condition that causes serious complications.
"Obesity is more important for hospitalization that if you have high blood pressure or diabetes, even if they often go together, "Nyu Langone Health DirectorLeora Horwitz, MD, saysThe New York Times. "It is more important than coronary disease or cancer or kidney disease, or even pulmonary disease."
Horwitz added that "obesity also seems to be a higher risk factor for CVIV-19 deaths, but to a lesser extent".
Keep healthyCommands at home And self-quarantine has become a real challenge, as showing the discipline in the food and drink you eat. Reports ofRecord alcohol sales, snacks and packaged foods abounded in the last month. But, as Hyman said, there has never been more critical time to focus on healthy life. And for important information on COVID-19, read them7 subtle ways you could get coronavirus without realizing.