Great article on why the heavier you are the worse Covid affects you:

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Jan 23, 2021
11:58:17pm

BeyondTheMark All-American

Great article on why the heavier you are the worse Covid affects you:

Why COVID-19 is more deadly in people with obesity—even if they’re young

“The stickiest blood I’ve ever seen” and other weight-related factors worsen the coronavirus disease

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/why-covid-19-more-deadly-people-obesity-even-if-theyre-young

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BeyondTheMark

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Great article on why the heavier you are the worse Covid affects you:

BeyondTheMark All-American

1/23/21 11:58pm

Americans simply aren't very motivated to be healthy, sadly.

Jericho

1/24/21 12:30am

Sadly, many Americans no longer even know how to be healthy. It's a major

TailgateU

1/24/21 12:37pm

Good thing diet and weight loss has been a big part of the COVID strategy.

1/24/21 3:20am

So true. I haven’t heard it mentioned once by Fauci and the likes

cougfanz

1/24/21 6:20am

That’s because it’s not about COVID. It’s about control.

Jericho

1/24/21 11:32am

You mean fat shame?

CoogsWin

1/24/21 1:38pm

They had to make sure Stacy Abrams wasn’t upset

WP17

1/24/21 6:54am

I have been saying this from the outset. If ever there were a wake up call to get fit and bolster your imune system

Trent

1/24/21 8:34am

We knew this early on yet closed gyms and opened McDonald’s.

Cougar99

1/24/21 6:22am

Maybe because the public gym is a breeding ground for this exact kind of thing?

LakeshowCougs

1/24/21 7:56am

Either you missed the point or are ignoring the point in favor of taking a shot at gyms.

Trent

1/24/21 8:42am

I can read. Yes our society doesn’t exercise even close to as much as is needed

LakeshowCougs

1/24/21 11:13am

RE: I can read. Yes our society doesn’t exercise even close to as much as

DMVCougar

1/24/21 1:05pm

I think you are fine for the specific point (and right) but just felt like the broader point (in my view) was that

Trent

1/24/21 1:10pm

100% agree that the shutdown wasn’t logical in the approach & execution.

LakeshowCougs

1/24/21 1:51pm

My gym everyone carries a provided spray bottle of disinfectant to use before

1/24/21 8:51am

Maybe in a paranoia filled realm but

kotacoug

1/24/21 9:25am

What would the overall hospitalization/death #s be if we didn’t have obesity?

ForzaPuma

1/24/21 6:51am

This article is almost 5 months old, but I haven't heard much about it.

Florwood

1/24/21 8:15am

This is a factor which may contribute to Utah's lower death rates, along w/age

Florwood

1/24/21 8:37am

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