01-03-2022, 07:59 PM
(01-02-2022, 03:49 PM)Dana Wrote: - The research here and table may be a little T.M.I. but it does break down why obesity, even being overweight makes one more prone to hospitalization should they catch the virus. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8073853/
A large number of patients severely ill with COVID-19 arriving at the ICU are overweight or suffer from obesity [3]. These conditions, as well as smoking, age, type II diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, appear to be major risk factors for serious complications and increased mortality in COVID-19 patients [4,5,6].
Understanding the contributing factors to COVID-19 disease severity and complications in the context of obesity is of key importance for the development of therapeutic interventions, as well as for advancing preventative strategies in this high-risk group...
Thanks for the share Dana, another study for my files!!