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The best thing you can do to fight Covid-19 might be just to become less fat

7 pointsby dsr12almost 4 years ago

3 comments

milesalmost 4 years ago
FTA:<p>&gt; A study from the CDC[1] examining 540,667 adults hospitalized with Covid-19 from March of last year to March of this year found that about 95 percent had at least one underlying medical condition. Hypertension and disorders of lipid metabolism were the most frequent (about 50 percent each), whereas obesity (33 percent), certain experiences of diabetes, and anxiety disorders were the strongest risk factors for a severe or fatal hospitalization case of Covid-19.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;pcd&#x2F;issues&#x2F;2021&#x2F;21_0123.htm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;pcd&#x2F;issues&#x2F;2021&#x2F;21_0123.htm</a>
smt88almost 4 years ago
This is misinformation: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fivethirtyeight.com&#x2F;features&#x2F;where-marjorie-taylor-greenes-false-claim-about-covid-19-and-obesity-came-from&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fivethirtyeight.com&#x2F;features&#x2F;where-marjorie-taylor-g...</a>
smt88almost 4 years ago
There is too much that is ludicrously wrong with this article, so I flagged it. The author&#x27;s credentials should tell you all you need to know about his analysis of medical research:<p>&gt; <i>[The author] holds an MA in social science from the University of Chicago, where he wrote on political theory.</i>