Obesity and COVID

[Tobra]

Obesity and Remdesivir are killing a lot of people

[cockerpunk]

Originally Posted by Chocaholic

And yet, 78% of those in ICU or in the ground were overweight.

When your only tool is a hammer you view every problem as though it were a nail.

99% are unvaccinated.

and getting vaccinated takes about 30 minutes and is free, and does an even better job.

[aschen]

the upside is you can get vaccinated AND try to lose a bit of weight, might as well wear a mask as well for good measure

[masraum]

Originally Posted by aschen

the upside is you can get vaccinated AND try to lose a bit of weight, might as well wear a mask as well for good measure

Poppycock! That's just crazy talk. You're racist! I have a right to a pill that fixes all of my problems.

[Z-man]

Originally Posted by cockerpunk

yes, because the vaccine is better and faster and easier and more effective.

Yes indeed... If someone was obese when the virus hit in early 2020, they were not going to lose the necessary weight to become a 'healthy' person sooner than the vaccine became availalbe.

However, COVID should be a wake up call for obese people: yeah, with the vaccine your chances of complications and death from COVID are significantly lower, but you are still unhealthy, and the vaccine doesn't protect you against heart disease, liver / kidney failure, type 2 diabetes...etc.

Specifically regarding diabetes & COVID: another significant factor is tighter control of their condition. So A1C numbers (blood test that shows a 3-4 month running average of blood in the sugar), time is range of normal sugar levels, and other health factors play a big part of COVID survivability.

So for folks who are unhealthy & in the medium to high risk categories for COVID complications & death, getting the vaccine should be looked upon as a starting point. It should be a wake up call to get in better shape.

For me, my A1C has been the lowest is has been in 10+ years, and I started losing weight this summer -- I'm down 7 lbs so far. It is a start that I need to keep working on.

Oh, and masraum - do they still use the term "husky" to describe heavier men? ? ?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Z-man

Oh, and masraum - do they still use the term "husky" to describe heavier men? ? ?

Maybe that's it. Or maybe the modern term is "dad-bod."

[MikeSid]

There are a lot of people out there that have a difficult time evaluating relative risks.

Yesterday I saw a woman wearing all black, really zipping along at probably about 25-30 miles per hour on an electric bike.

She was wearing a mask.
She wasn't wearing a helmet.

[DontBaSheeple]

Originally Posted by cockerpunk

99% are unvaccinated.

and getting vaccinated takes about 30 minutes and is free, and does an even better job.

Where did you get 99% from?

[Norm K]

Originally Posted by DontBaSheeple

Where did you get 99% from?

Care to venture a guess?

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[911boost]

Please stop quoting the spunker

[cockerpunk]

Originally Posted by DontBaSheeple

Where did you get 99% from?

>SN is "dontbasheeple"
>doubts well established numbers

this checks out.

[Steve Carlton]

12 posts since last month. Created by one of our members here as an alter-ego, methinks.

[Skillet83]

Originally Posted by cockerpunk

not sure why you thought this was some kind of secret, you being misinformed or uninformed doesn't mean there is some kind of secret or something.

easier/faster/more effective to get a shot than to attempt to in less than 3 months, have people lose 100+ lbs.

seems like your basic fat shamming, not a practical solution in the timeframe required.

I swear, you are one of the dumbest MF's I know on these boards. SoL takes a close 2nd.

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by expatriot98

It's saddening to walk through the grocery store and see all the cardiovascular/diabetes train wrecks wearing 12 cent surgical mask like things.

Or the 600 pound wonder riding around Wallyworld in the electric cart with a basket full of chips, snack cakes, frozen fried foods, cakes, soda, and ice cream.