What is the Mortality Rate of Covid Obesity?

Why Covid Obesity is Rising?

Obesity is a familiar, serious, and costly lifelong illness. Having an overweight body puts people at risk for serious chronic diseases. It increases the risk of severe illness especially this COVID-19. Everyone has a role to play in fighting against obesity.  This illness gives an excessive impact on racial and ethnic minority groups.

Obesity is a complicated disease with many contributing factors. To name a few, neighborhood design, access to unhealthy and affordable meals. Also, access to unsafe and convenient places like fast foods. Another contributing factor is not engaging in physical activities that lead to obesity. The racial and ethnic distinction of an obese person needs to address.  Social encouragement and its environment make a big impact as well. They must equip with the obesity code, education, proper housing to remove barriers to good health. Managing a  healthy lifestyle must start early. Everyone must have access to healthy nutrition. 

What is the Mortality Rate of Covid Obesity?

One half of the adult U.S. population label as obese with (body-mass index [BMI], ≥30 kg/m2).   Almost 10% label as obese with (BMI, ≥40 kg/m2).  Studies have suggested that obesity associates with worse outcomes in patients with COVID-19. The two new studies prove this association.

The first study involves 2500 patients (mean age, 67; 49% Hispanic). These patients are having COVID-19 at two New York City hospitals. The analysis based on demographic factors and medical comorbidities. It shows that obese patients compared with overweight patients have a higher risk. The composite outcome of intubation or death at 45 days (hazard ratio, 1.6). The obese patients younger than 65 but not older patients associates adverse reactions.

The second study involves ≈7000 admitted patients (mean age, 49; 54% Hispanic). at nine California

Kaiser Permanente hospitals. Patients separate for relevant demographic and comorbid factors. An obese person had a higher 21-day mortality rate than normal-weight individuals (relative risk, >3). The risk was most pronounced in younger patients (age, <60) and in men.

How to Fight Covid Obesity?

  • Eating a healthy diet, meaning nutritious food in every meal
  • Being Active, exercise, keep moving
  • Sleep well, have 8 or more hours of sleep
  • Fight with your  stress
  • Make sure to sweat it out every day
  • Follow a healthy meal plan
  • Keep those food traps on red flag
  • Examine your weight as often as possible
  • Be consistent with your healthy lifestyle
  • Kill those fats, burn that belly fat 
Now it's about time to have a healthy lifestyle and exercise. Easy adjustments? Make sure you spend more time up and walking than sitting since the gym is not an option nowadays. Walk 15 minutes on your stairs. Otherwise, do some pushups while watching tv. Your muscles are like factories that you need to keep churning and burning. Remember to stay home and keep safe always, all the best! 

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