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Originally Posted by kach22i

Not a good thing for fat states.

Why COVID-19 is more deadly in people with obesity—even if they’re young
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/why-covid-19-more-deadly-people-obesity-even-if-theyre-young

Part of the problem with our current body positivity culture is this statement from the article:

“He was a young, healthy, hardworking guy,”

No he wasn't, he was "severely obese". We allow ourselves to refer to someone who isn't actively dying in a hospital as "healthy", and then we're surprised when they die of COVID complications.