[✔-Elision-]

It seems like it does, and theres more evidence pointing in that direction..

Thoughts?

https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/w...sk-477889/

Heres what it says-

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LONDON (Reuters) - Evidence emerging around the world suggests that people who are overweight or obese are at increased risk of getting more severely ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus.

Scientists are still learning about which specific mechanisms might explain this link, but they say some likely factors are:

FAT ADDS STRAIN

- Obesity leads to fat accumulation in vital organs like the heart, and leads to insulin resistance and high blood pressure. This means obesity often coincides with other health conditions, including diabetes, a weaker heart, and less well-functioning liver and kidneys.

- Excess fat can also affect the respiratory system. In other words, it can make someone breathless and less able to get oxygen into the blood and around the body. It is also likely to have an effect on inflammatory and immune functions.

- "Obesity puts extra pressure and metabolic strain on almost every organ system of the body," said Susan Jebb, a professor of diet and population health at Britain's Oxford University. "So it's perhaps not surprising that it also exacerbates the risk of COVID-19 complications."

FATTY TISSUE

- Fatty tissue - also known as adipose tissue - has high levels of an enzyme called angiotensin-converting enzyme, or ACE2, which is used by the new coronavirus to enter cells.

People with higher levels of ACE2 in their blood and other tissues are likely to be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection.

TWO 'PANDEMICS' CLASH

Francesco Rubino, an expert on obesity and chair of metabolic and bariatric surgery at King's College London, calls the COVID-obesity link a "clash of two pandemics".

"The (coronavirus) pandemic really brings to the fore the need to tackle obesity more aggressively," he said. "One lesson from the pandemic of COVID-19 is that not treating obesity is not an option."

(Reporting by Kate Kelland)

[popZmoke]

Yes it does, many docs have said this already

[Parks]

I thought this was obvious in a way... Obesity and heart disease kills a LOT on its own, if your healthy you'll be able to fight any disease better.

[Fortunate]

It's obvious to me, the more weight and fat you are, the more unhealthy you are and the weaker your immune system is, blood pressure etc. which is means your body is at disadvantage when fighting sickness.

[Korvo]

I would imagine that it would, being that the person may have underlying conditions from obesity, increasing risks from covid.

Just a guess, I don't think any of us really know what's going on

[Artisan]

I think this is actually true for Covid19. Ive talked to a couple of doctors working in ICUs and what they told me was that they noticed high mortality rates for 3 types of people in the following order: Diabetics, obese and overweight people and finally bald ones.

I think researchers are rushing their data finding projects coz of obvious reasons during this pandemic and a long duration cohort trial with a big enough population (and other appropriate conditions) would be best to gather such data but thats not doable under the current circumstances.

[Smexy]

yes i see fat people sweat over a small stair, which is really sad.
but natural selection will strike anytime soon.

[Exalted]

Yes, it does, and I believe that this has been confirmed quite a while ago too. It's quite saddening seeing fat people sweat each step they take.

[Blockonome]

Only a proof that obesity is a real problem and that people should try to get in better shape (myself included)

[Dopamine]

Yes this oncrease the risk and any other disease also increase the risk

[Corleone™]

It seriously depends. The more fat you have the lesser immunity (in most cases), thus resulting in serious no recovery from covid 19 by yourself.

[Hackeo.co]

Everything that makes you unhealthy can increase the risk of any disease, same with SARS-CoV-2.

[✔ Soufian ✔]

They say they discovered that tall people have twice the chance to get infected by covid lol

[YoungPriest]

They say they discovered that tall people have twice the chance to get infected by covid lol

Wait what, the chance to be infected? Don't you mean chance of dying or something?

[✔ Soufian ✔]

Wait what, the chance to be infected? Don't you mean chance of dying or something?

Chance to get infected
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...laims.html