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Celerity

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44. Being obese or heavier increases your chances of serious illness and or death from C. To deny it is
Tue Apr 20, 2021, 03:53 AM
Apr 2021

to completely ignore basic science-based evidence. It is not victim blaming, despite your false framing attempts.

You are conflating simply getting COVID (which of course anyone can do) verus serious illness and/or death, the chances of which are definitely increased overall by overweight issues at least starting at the obese level and escalating from there as the excess weight on a person goes up. A morbidly obese person has a serious comorbidity factor (and quite possibly more, such as diabetes, etc.).

Btw, you saying this

Well, f*ck you all.


is not exactly an effective way to win hearts and minds.
I guess there's no point in posting an article like this, then. secondwind Apr 2021 #1
The point is to show how this article is misleading Johnny2X2X Apr 2021 #4
You mean all these years I've been encouraging my patients to lose weight Aristus Apr 2021 #2
Did you even read my op? Johnny2X2X Apr 2021 #5
The only reason it's not a banner headline Aristus Apr 2021 #7
Don't worry, people will continue to blame lots of stuff on being fat! WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #3
Yup Deep State Witch Apr 2021 #34
and it often has at least a kernel of truth Amishman Apr 2021 #47
Obesity is a well-documented aggravating factor. Ocelot II Apr 2021 #6
yes Johonny Apr 2021 #25
I would assume that being seriously overweight makes all kinds of healing more difficult lindysalsagal Apr 2021 #29
Well, it appears to be pretty clear to most. LisaL Apr 2021 #8
My understanding Karma13612 Apr 2021 #9
I caught only part of "Real Time with Bill Maher"... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #10
Maher can be funny for me . . . when he agrees with me. empedocles Apr 2021 #12
Lol... I'm indeed guilty of that sometimes. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #15
Bill Maher is close to overweight. Johnny2X2X Apr 2021 #14
He's 5'8 and he is not close to being obese. n/t Casady1 Apr 2021 #20
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
. empedocles Apr 2021 #13
That should work very well. LisaL Apr 2021 #17
"Of those who were admitted... 50.2% were obese ...42% of the U.S. population was considered obese" BornADemocrat Apr 2021 #16
Another way to look at it is 22% of thin people Johnny2X2X Apr 2021 #18
Here are some data: Ocelot II Apr 2021 #19
Seems pretty clear to me. This is not fat shaming. It is a clear risk factor. SoonerPride Apr 2021 #33
Skinny strong baby! Skinny strong! Maxheader Apr 2021 #21
If it was, then 95% of MAGAt's would be in serious trouble. smirkymonkey Apr 2021 #22
Thanks for giving it a shot Bettie Apr 2021 #23
Thanks Johnny2X2X Apr 2021 #24
Acknowledging that obesity is a significant complicating factor in covid cases Ocelot II Apr 2021 #26
Right, sure Bettie Apr 2021 #28
There is a difference between being fat and morbidly obese. Drunken Irishman Apr 2021 #31
Because I'm paying them to take care of my sinus infection Deep State Witch Apr 2021 #35
Because they're a doctor. What a silly comment, Drunken Irishman Apr 2021 #40
You have far more patience than I do, DI. Celerity Apr 2021 #43
If it's any consolation, my doc shamed me ecstatic Apr 2021 #45
Exactly! Deep State Witch Apr 2021 #37
Good to know there's someone else here Bettie Apr 2021 #38
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
Victim-Blaming Deep State Witch Apr 2021 #36
Exactly Johnny2X2X Apr 2021 #39
Being obese or heavier increases your chances of serious illness and or death from C. To deny it is Celerity Apr 2021 #44
We are still learning. That whole blood type BS was just recently debunked JCMach1 Apr 2021 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Apr 2021 #42
I think yes - there are many studies, also with non-Americans Edim Apr 2021 #46
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