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| NYU study: CoronaVirus19 Targets Obese People |
| 2020-04-13 |
| The virus is not PC [ZDNet] "The chronic condition with the strongest association with critical illness was obesity, with a substantially higher odds ratio than any cardiovascular or pulmonary disease," write lead author Christopher M. Petrilli of the NYU Grossman School and colleagues |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #13 I think there are also alot of ppl in New Yprok , New Jersey who have breathing problems from breathing in the smoke after 9/11. Anyone else think that may be a contributing factor of so many deaths there? |
| Posted by: Chris 2020-04-13 10:38 |
| #12 The family destroyed by coronavirus: Father, 84, his wife, 82, and their daughter, 62, ALL die within the space of a fortnight |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-04-13 10:13 |
| #11 Michigan mother loses her entire family to coronavirus as her husband, 59, and only son, 20, die within days of one another |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-04-13 09:55 |
| #10 I thought I was short of breath with exertion, got a pulmonary function test. Everything was just fine, but the technician patted his tummy, whist looking at mine, and said, "Sometimes this restricts the free movement of the diaphragm." So, being tubby means your deep breaths can't be so deep, because the fat gets in the way. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-04-13 09:50 |
| #9 #6 😀 |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2020-04-13 06:05 |
| #8 /\ There really is no catching him now. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-04-13 02:50 |
| #7 The judges award this round to g(r)omgoru. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-04-13 02:42 |
| #6 The chick's face is not full of adoration, Besoeker? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-13 02:37 |
| #5 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-04-13 02:34 |
| #4 Ooops. I was responding to #1 |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-13 01:51 |
| #3 ^Gromgoru rises a hand. And I also have hypertension, and other things. On the other hand, in Israel, the virus mostly seems to get religious people - so, I figure, I'm reasonably safe. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-13 01:49 |
| #2 I wonder to what degree obesity explains the alleged racial disparities in death rates. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-04-13 01:48 |
| #1 And imagine they already have problems breathing because they are obese. I also wonder how many of these are also smokers. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-13 00:04 |