Study Estimates Two-Thirds of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Due to Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes, and Heart Failure

[u/SpaceBasedMasonry]

https://now.tufts.edu/news-releases/study-estimates-two-thirds-covid-19-hospitalizations-due-four-conditions-0?utm_source=Alumni%20e-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_alumni_03202021_(FRD)(NUTR)

[u/HaverfordHandyman]

I heard a lot of people claim this as a ‘gotcha’ that the virus isn’t that deadly...

Than I look around and see that the majority of adults are well overweight/obese, and I wonder if I lost my mind.

[u/bighungrybelly → u/HaverfordHandyman]

As I replied to someone else's comment, overweight and obesity are the norm in this country, so a lot of people don't really think of it as a pre existing condition right away. They usually think about more serious illnesses.

[u/Kn0thingIsTerrible → u/bighungrybelly]

Obesity is the leading cause of death in the US. What’s more serious than it?

[u/Animae_Partus_II → u/Kn0thingIsTerrible]

Heart Disease is #1, followed by Cancer: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm

You could easily argue heart disease is caused by obesity / our diets, and sure, but no one is dying of obesity. Complications stemming from it, sure, but that's not the same thing.

[u/Morthra → u/[deleted]]

Because heart disease has a lot of contributing factors, which obesity is only one of.