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2020-09-06 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Put The Burger Down America, The Secret To Our Covid-19 Crisis Is That You're Too Fat

[Daily Caller] It’s become common knowledge that the elderly and people who are immunocompromised are at increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus.

But there’s another underlying condition that millions of Americans have that helps place the country at first place in coronavirus cases compared to the rest of the world and that medical professionals say may be leading to increased risk of severe illness — obesity.

The obesity rate in the U.S. is roughly 38%, a number that makes Americans the heaviest in the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people of any age that are obese are at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19.

The comparison between the U.S.’s obesity rate and the rest of the world’s is striking. In Europe, Hungary was among the only countries to come close to the U.S.’s rate, at 30%. Mexico was the second heaviest, at 32.4%, according to Market Watch.

Medical professionals like Dr. Stephen J. Carter have questioned the links between obesity and coronavirus complications. While experts continue to learn more about the links between the two, there has been evidence indicating that one of America’s epidemics — obesity — is worsening the effects of the pandemic for Americans who are obese.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-09-06 00:20|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Obesity and connection with diabetes?

Posted by Clem 2020-09-06 00:39|| 2020-09-06 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Gonna have to ear the way humans were designed to. No mammoths around anymore, but cows will do. More fat, less carbs. Lots of veggies because they don't fight back or run away.

Posted by gorb 2020-09-06 01:56|| 2020-09-06 01:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Lots of veggies because they don't fight back

I dunno about that. Saw a billboard for a nursery selling "carnivorous plants" the other day...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-09-06 02:21|| 2020-09-06 02:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Starvation is healthier?

Posted by magpie 2020-09-06 04:45|| 2020-09-06 04:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, 4000 years of history of mankind living between famines. Of course if you have no history, you don't understand the achievement you made as a successful civilization.

About a hundred years ago, fat was considered a sign of wealth, ie Fat Cat. The working class was lean (and hungry). Now the rich pay for dieticians, personal trainers, et al to look 'healthy'. We're graced with the fattest poor in the world.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-09-06 06:30|| 2020-09-06 06:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Covid is a disease of density.

It's the artificial over-density of inner cities that's the accelerant to disease.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-09-06 07:01|| 2020-09-06 07:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Sugar is worse than heroin, worse than fentanyl.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-09-06 11:29|| 2020-09-06 11:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Baffles me a bit when I see these grotesque behemoths riding those electric carts at the grocery store and wonder what is between their ears. But, whatever makes them happy (taxpayer-supported medical care aside).

Posted by Clem 2020-09-06 11:35|| 2020-09-06 11:35|| Front Page Top

#9 so called fat shaming was the norm during the 1900's my grandmother and father , both lived through the depression, my dads a ww2 vet, routinely made fun of fat people to their faces and warned me to stay in shape.

Posted by 746 2020-09-06 13:26|| 2020-09-06 13:26|| Front Page Top

#10 I've lost 5-10 pounds during COVID and wife has lost about 25. Probably a commentary on my cooking. Instead of delicious, fattening resaurant meals.

Posted by Glenmore 2020-09-06 16:41|| 2020-09-06 16:41|| Front Page Top

#11 I saw an article that talked about the food pyramid. As soon as we put out the food pyramid out with its carb heavy base (designed to get votes out of the farm states) the US average weight started increasing.

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-09-06 18:19|| 2020-09-06 18:19|| Front Page Top

#12 Fewer home-cooked meals, microwaves, high-fructose corn syrup, "going large"...lots of reasons.

Man, growing up, if you were a fat boy or girl in school, you heard some uncomplimentary things.

Posted by Clem 2020-09-06 18:23|| 2020-09-06 18:23|| Front Page Top