A entire long Island town has gone on a diet. I can see the logic of improving your health as much as possible. Try to be ready for the next predicted round of Covid-19 later this summer. There’s still no guarantee that a trip to the ICU isn’t in our future. But current research indicates you have a better chance of avoiding a ventilator.
There’s a lot of information out there on the link between Covid-19 and obesity.
The 2nd quote I included is from this WebMd article.
The CDC finally clarified about what they mean by “obesity.” They say one’s risk increases at a BMI of 40, which isn’t “just” obese, but severely obese.
I’ve dusted off my dumb bells and other equipment. Watching my portion size and cut back on beer & desserts. I’m doing what I can without overreacting with a crash diet. That’s never a good idea.
My wife and I limiting my exercise to light weights, jumping rope, long walks outside and still follow the social distancing guidelines.
Our goal is to gradually increase our over all fitness without injury. Definitely don’t want any trips to the doctor or ER right now.
I just thought it was because obese patients were alot of work: get another staffer to lift/help; get a big commode but find one first, ditto for scales. Timeliness is critical with critical care, and with obese patients, a delay is inevitable at some point. There’s also a perception that if an obese person did this to themselves, then their health isn’t priority anyway. In response, the care won’t be top-notch.
I have personally known several people who could not get joint replacements until they got their weight down to a certain point, mainly because they would not benefit from it unless they did.