the science: WHY YOUR HEALTH IS YOUR GREATEST DEFENSE
thousands in the US die daily from obesity and weight-related issues
"Obesity kills far more Americans than we think it does...[this study] suggests obesity accounts for about 18 percent of all deaths in the United States."
increased weight leads to increased lung/pulmonary disease
"Obesity has significant effects on respiratory function, which contribute significantly to the burden of respiratory disease."
risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease includes chronic lung disease
"Persons with underlying health conditions or other recognized risk factors for severe outcomes from respiratory infections appear to be at a higher risk for severe disease from COVID-19 ..."
"Why your orthopedic surgeon is not fat-shaming you"
"Even though obese surgical patients can have good results from orthopedic surgery, they have a much higher risk of complications in the operating room and after surgery..."
OBESITY HAS HIGH CORRELATION WITH WORSENING DISEASE & DEATH WITH COVID
“Severe Obesity, Increasing Age and Male Sex Are Independently Associated With Worse In-Hospital Outcomes, and Higher In-Hospital Mortality, in a Cohort of Patients With COVID-19 in the Bronx, New
York.”
obesity is a growing concern in surgery due to increased cardiopulmonary risks and other concerns
"Surgeries in obese patients are fraught with operative challenges and post-operative complications than in the non-obese..."
obesity, increased weight, and respiratory disease have negative effects
"Countries with higher prevalence of obesity are expected to have higher incidence of COVID-19 and complications."
biggest risk factors for hospitalization: age >65 years and obesity itself
"The CDC also found that for '…the 12% of adult patients with data on underlying conditions, 89.3% had one or more underlying conditions; the most common were hypertension (49.7%), obesity (48.3%), chronic lung disease (34.6%), diabetes mellitus (28.3%) and cardiovascular disease (27.8%)'”
chronic respiratory disease puts individuals at increased risk
“There is a greater concern for both infection and morbidity in those who suffer from lung diseases, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and asthma.”
patients with breathing, lung problems at highest risk of covid-19
"Patients with COPD were 6.4 times more likely to develop severe disease, and 17.8 times more likely to be admitted to intensive care."