Obesity And COVID-19

 



“Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report6(MMWR) addresses obesity and the risk for hospitalization, ICU admission, mechanical ventilation and death.

In summary, obesity increases your risk of severe illness and triples your risk of hospitalization. It impairs your immune function, decreases your lung capacity and increases your risk of ending up on invasive mechanical ventilation — a treatment strategy shown to kill more than half of all patients. Obesity is also associated with chronic inflammation that can disrupt thrombogenic responses to pathogens.” 

Please take the time to read the full article. Here’s the link-> https://www.midlandscbd.com/articles/what-the-cdc-says-about-obesity-and-covid-19


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