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Obese children hospitalized with coronavirus THREE TIMES more likely to need ventilators, study says

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Obese children hospitalized with coronavirus are THREE TIMES more likely to need ventilators, study finds Researchers looked at 50 coronavirus pediatric patients hospitalized at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital Obesity was the most chronic health condition with 19 patients either being obese or overweight 60% of obese pediatric patients with coronavirus were characterized as having ‘severe … Read more

Donald Trump slams Nancy Pelosi as ‘sick’ after she called him ‘morbidly obese’

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a ‘sick woman’ with a lot of ‘mental problems’ after she called him ‘morbidly obese’ and he claimed academic research showing the dangers of hydroxychloroquine was done by his enemies. ‘Pelosi is a sick woman she’s got a lot of problems, a lot of mental … Read more

Nancy Pelosi says ‘morbidly obese’ Trump should not take hydroxychloroquine

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Nancy Pelosi on Monday said ‘morbidly obese’ Donald Trump should not take hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19.  The president, 73, said he started taking the controversial medication ‘a couple of weeks ago’, despite warnings from his own administration about the side effects of the anti-malaria drug. Following the admission House Speaker Pelosi told CNN: ‘He’s our president … Read more

Being obese may DOUBLE the risk of needing hospital treatment for the life-threatening coronavirus

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Being obese may double the risk of needing hospital treatment for the coronavirus, according to a major study. British scientists trawled through data for more than 428,000 people who were part of the UK Biobank. Some 340 of those tested positive for COVID-19 in hospital – one of the only places to access a test … Read more

Coronavirus: Obese higher risk as fat cells are infection targets

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The reason why obese people may be more at risk of dying from coronavirus could be because their fat cells make large amounts of a protein used by the infection to infiltrate human cells. The coronavirus – scientifically called SARS-CoV-2 – latches onto ACE-2 receptors, known as the ‘gateway’ into cells inside body. Fat cells … Read more

Wearing a 24lbs weighed vest all day can help obese people shed excess fat

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Wearing a 24lbs weighed vest all day may be MORE effective than exercise for obese people trying to lose weight ‘because it makes the brain believe the body is heavier than it actually is’ Study participants were all obese with a BMI of between 30 and 35  They wore a 24lb weighted vest for 8 hours … Read more

Morbidly obese man, 38, is working for the first time in 15 years at hospital that saved his life

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Man who weighed 51 STONE and had not been outdoors for four years sheds 33 stone and is now working for the first time in 15 years as a porter at the hospital that saved his life Paul Stevenson, 38, barely left his home for four years after his weight ballooned However he has now … Read more

Obese woman, 35, had to be resuscitated on the operating table during weight-loss surgery 

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A morbidly obese woman briefly died on the operating table while undergoing weight-loss surgery. Vianey Rodriguez tipped the scales at 594lbs (269kg), after years of overindulging in pizzas, burgers and fizzy drinks. Deciding enough was enough, the 35-year-old and her husband Allen Lewis, 51, moved from Chicago to Houston to meet Dr Younan Nowzaradan, star … Read more

Coronavirus: Old and obese ‘at more risk’ than cancer patients

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Old and obese people are more likely to be hospitalised with the coronavirus than cancer or lung disease patients, research suggests. Two New York University studies looking at 8,000 patients found being over 65 or having a BMI above 30 were the biggest risk factors for COVID-19 admissions.  In one paper, researchers found almost half (46 … Read more

Being obese raises coronavirus risk: Medics warn patients with high BMI more likely to die

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What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more