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| Revealed, the reason why obese people may be more at risk of coronavirus: Fat cells make large amounts of a protein used by the deadly infection to infiltrate human cells |
| 2020-05-07 |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 Many obese people also have high blood pressure? Ah'm 'morbidly obese' based on my BMI, weight:height ratio. Ah'm also heavily muscled with a avg BP of 120:70. Numbers don't mean nuttin. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-05-07 15:27 |
| #3 The virus binds to the Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. Angiotensin is a peptide hormone that causes vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure. |
| Posted by: John Frum 2020-05-07 12:58 |
| #2 There seems to be a high blood pressure-COVID 19 virus; mostly speculation/conjecture at this time. "People with high blood pressure are also slightly more likely to die from coronavirus. Their risk is about 6% higher than the overall population. What's the Link?" Many obese people also have high blood pressure? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-05-07 10:42 |
| #1 The evidence is not concrete but data from hospitalised COVID-19 patients suggests obese people are more likely to die than those who are slim. Revealing, indeed! I thought the number of fat cells was the same, it's just my fat cells are larger than my adult children. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-05-07 08:28 |