People who are overweight or obese are at a much higher risk of much more severe disease and even death from Covid-19, and one new study suggests that losing weight can reduce that risk
that looked at records from more than 6.9 million people in the UK found a direct increase in the risk of severe Covid-19 leading to admission to hospital and death in people at the top of what's considered a healthy BMI; it increased with more weight.The increased risk has led many to wonder if losing weight might keep them from catching or getting sicker with Covid-19.
The study, looking at records from 20,212 people for more than six years, was funded by a grant from Medtronic, which makes devices for weight loss surgery. Dr. Steven Nissen, a cardiologist with Cleveland Clinic who co-authored the study, said it's important to understand that weight loss is the key with this study, not the surgery itself."Losing weight is completely reversible," Nissen said."As far as we can tell, if you lose weight, then your risk of serious Covid and Covid morbidity and mortality goes way down.
"I think people don't see obesity as the disease that it is. They think of it as a lifestyle choice," Cody Stanford said."A lot of people think those people just need to eat less and exercise more, but if that mantra worked, we wouldn't have the prevalence of obesity that we have now."Cody Stanford said she tells her patients not to focus on losing a certain number of pounds. Instead, they should be thinking in terms of inches.
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