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In reply to the discussion: Is weight a factor for severe Covid? It's not clear! [View all]Bettie
(16,109 posts)38. Good to know there's someone else here
who doesn't see "being fat" as an automatic death sentence or an indication that they are of no value.
I'm so tired of people judging the worth of other humans by the shape of their bodies or the color of their skin or any number of other things that don't take into account anything but what they look like.
I really appreciate you speaking up. Thank you.
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I would assume that being seriously overweight makes all kinds of healing more difficult
lindysalsagal
Apr 2021
#29
I'm the opposite: I wish my waist to height were better, but my bmi is great.
lindysalsagal
Apr 2021
#30
I know that baldness is a factor, and I've purchased several toupees to mitigate this.
Beakybird
Apr 2021
#11
"Of those who were admitted... 50.2% were obese ...42% of the U.S. population was considered obese"
BornADemocrat
Apr 2021
#16
Seems pretty clear to me. This is not fat shaming. It is a clear risk factor.
SoonerPride
Apr 2021
#33
Acknowledging that obesity is a significant complicating factor in covid cases
Ocelot II
Apr 2021
#26
Weight is usually related to other conditions that might be more significant.
Act_of_Reparation
Apr 2021
#27
The evidence is pretty clear. It is a co-morbility. The more one is overweight the more deadly it is
SoonerPride
Apr 2021
#32