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In reply to the discussion: Is weight a factor for severe Covid? It's not clear! [View all]Amishman
(5,557 posts)47. and it often has at least a kernel of truth
Obesity is a huge health problem in this country
The one area where it is exaggerated is the overreliance on BMI, as it becomes increasingly inaccurate the further one is from the average height. BMI does not scale correctly, from wikipedia:
The BMI depends upon weight and the square of height. Since mass increases to the third power of linear dimensions, taller individuals with exactly the same body shape and relative composition have a larger BMI
Not to mention the lack of distinction between body fat and other types of body mass.
We absolutely collectively have a weight problem in this country. We are also sorely in need of better tools to measure it.
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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