Current Events > CDC: 78% of people hospitalized for Covid were overweight or obese......

(+) Yeah! (+)

https://cnb.cx/2OQn6wa

An overwhelming majority of people who have been hospitalized, needed a ventilator or died from Covid-19 have been overweight or obese, the CDC said in a new study Monday.

Among 148,494 adults who received a Covid-19 diagnosis during an emergency department or inpatient visit at 238 U.S. hospitals from March to December, 71,491 were hospitalized. Of those who were admitted, 27.8% were overweight and 50.2% were obese, according to the CDC report. Overweight is defined as having a body mass index of 25 or more, while obesity is defined as having a BMI of 30 or more.

The agency found the risk for hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths was lowest among individuals with BMIs under 25. The risk of severe illness sharply increased, however, as BMIs rose, particularly among people 65 and older, the agency said.

Isn this America ? Oh Im sorry, I thought this was America.

---

The problem is all the processed foods we eat are not good for us. The cheap foods are the subsidized grains. But the government wont change the subsidies from corn, wheat and soy to healthier fruits and vegetables to make those more affordable to the average American so that they can afford to be healthy.
---

The inconvenient truth about the Corona is what it means to be high risk

Aren't most of us overweight+? Especially if you're using BMI to calculate it?

---

For reference 42% of Americans are obese.

---

This is fatphobic.

---

Cuticrusader09 posted...

The problem is all the processed foods we eat are not good for us. The cheap foods are the subsidized grains. But the government wont change the subsidies from corn, wheat and soy to healthier fruits and vegetables to make those more affordable to the average American so that they can afford to be healthy.

I dont think the issue is fruits/veggies; those are pretty cheap. In my opinion it is that outside of fruits/veggies, options are pretty limited because we put sugar into everything from cereal to protein bars to bread. Even wheat bread has 4g of sugar per slice, even the healthiest all bran cereal still has 8g of sugar per serving, a lenny/Larry protein cookie has about 25g of sugar in just 1 cookie. Meanwhile we should only be eating about 25-30g of sugar daily so at a certain point it can be quite difficult to eat enough calories to not be malnourished while still not eating enough sugar to get fat.

40 hour fasting/16-8 intermittent fasting are both good strategies but we must do something about the sugar crisis in the country. Almost every food item is always indicating fat/salt levels for the health conscious buyer. Yet they hide that sugar is the most harmful product in all of these foods and we eat 90-100g of it a day in some cases.

---

Obesity covaries with a fuckton of stuff. I imagine that obesity certainly increases your risk of severe outcomes. However, this statistic certainly doesn't reflect that.

---

I remember at the start of the pandemic people were saying shit like "you only have to worry about covid if you're overweight or have pre-existing conditions" like we didn't live in America lol
---

Of those who were admitted, 27.8% were overweight and 50.2% were obese, according to the CDC report.

So that's really not far off from the overall population of the US: 31.1% overweight, 42.5% obese.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm

---

Bullshit, Lizzo told me it was okay to be fat!

Squall28 posted...

For reference 42% of Americans are obese.

Like are we pretending a large number of Americans aren't obese? That's practically half the country
---

tote_all posted...

It's enough to consider obesity alone a major risk factor.

Naw, that ain't it.

---

I hope the fat acceptance angle of feminism is dead and buried once this all is over. How many has it killed convincing obese people and society in general the past few years to accept who they are?

Now that I think about it the concept of objectification also spawned around then as well. Along with the negative stigma in mainstream about eating healthy, and working out.

---

shockthemonkey posted...

Remember that you can use your weight as a co-morbidity to get a vaccine if youre overweight.

You can also use a 'benefits card' as a valid ID to get into a casino.

~Welcome to America...Land of Opportunity!!
---

Cuticrusader09 posted...

The problem is all the processed foods we eat are not good for us. The cheap foods are the subsidized grains. But the government wont change the subsidies from corn, wheat and soy to healthier fruits and vegetables to make those more affordable to the average American so that they can afford to be healthy.

This is regurgitated bs, I eat a minimally processed diet and am an athlete and I barely spend $150/mo on groceries

tote_all posted...

It's enough to consider obesity alone a major risk factor.

It is a risk factor, but it's still important to mention this as context. The part where the article mentions obesity in the overall population is just where TC cut it off. The stats without the context make it sound like Covid is mostly a fat people problem, which it isn't.

---

tote_all posted...

What? Yes, it literally is a risk factor.

Not because of that statistic lol.

---

Theres definitely an issue with the cost of healthy food vs crap food. But theres still a problem with portion control in America and this concept of always needing to stuff yourself at meals. Portion sizes are ridiculous here. And at the end of the day calories in > calories out is what leads to weight gain. Healthy food means you feel fuller, longer because you are getting proper nutrition. But it doesnt help that there is some crazy food culture in America where people feel the need to eat endless bread or have a massive plate of food at a restaurant, giant soda drinks, etc. Its like some weird food insecurity.

Im someone who eats what I want, sometimes healthy and sometimes not. But I have good portion control and eat everything in moderation. Im no gym rat but I dont gain weight either. Ive posted my dinner here and always get a comment about how small my plate is. Yeah Im a 52 woman I dont need to eat a huge plate.

GregShmedley posted...

Whose alt is this?

Its RoadsterUFO, the guy who constantly whines about how everything he doesnt like is socialism.

---

This topic will quickly morph into the issues of American consumption, instead of the fat elephant in the room: Unhealthy adults are more susceptible to Covid.

---

Cleo_II posted...

Its like some weird food insecurity.

That's interesting I never thought about it quite like that.
Like some post, great depression hangover.
It wouldn't surprise me at all.

Cleo_II posted...

Im someone who eats what I want, sometimes healthy and sometimes not.

That is a lovely line!!

But ya, same. I eat well enough, that I can eat crap if I'm in the mood.
---

Considering almost half of America are overweight or obese, this statistic is somewhat misleading.

It's like saying "half the people who get measles are vaccinated" without acknowledging that 95% of people are vaccinated.


---

The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that, for 20152016 in the U.S., 39.8% of adults aged 20 and over were obese (including 7.6% with severe obesity) and that another 31.8% were overweight.

so within a few % points of the amount of people that are overweight or obese.

---

Tryin2GetDaPipe posted...

Aren't most of us overweight+? Especially if you're using BMI to calculate it?

I am am close to being considered underweight <_<

---

tote_all posted...

This is a more appropriate type of assessment:
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/35/21011

You run into all sorts of issues with reasoning by looking at raw prevalence, even if you could just "tell" by a glance.

---

CHM_Punk posted...

I have gone on note several times over saying I prefer people like Mike Bloomberg

lmao dude stop it

There were no lies detected in my first post in this topic lol. This board that bitches about corporations and rich people would immediately be the first in line to defend Pepsi, Lays, and Taco Bell if there was a chance that bureaucracy made it so they had to significantly reduce how much of that they were consuming.

You have a very warped perception of reality, my friend.


---

tote_all posted...

Yes, who's saying otherwise?

tote_all posted...

It's enough to consider obesity alone a major risk factor.

---

78% seems high until you realize that a double digit amount of americans are baseline obese. this is not some fringe group, this is a significant portion.


---

DarkRoast posted...

Considering almost half of America are overweight or obese, this statistic is somewhat misleading.

It's like saying "half the people who get measles are vaccinated" without acknowledging that 95% of people are vaccinated.

Mind blowing that half a country can be fat

---

DarkRoast posted...

Considering almost half of America are overweight or obese, this statistic is somewhat misleading.

It's like saying "half the people who get measles are vaccinated" without acknowledging that 95% of people are vaccinated.

It's not misleading, the simple fact is obesity is unhealthy and comes with a wheel barrel of other health issues that make covid deadlier, requiring hospitalization. I thought you were a doctor. Stop denying science.

---

Kolibri X posted...

It's not misleading, the simple fact is obesity is unhealthy and comes with a wheel barrel of other health issues that make covid deadlier, requiring hospitalization. I thought you were a doctor. Stop denying science.

if 75% of people are X and then 78% of people who get Y have X, that isn't scientifically relevant data. if 30% of people are X and then 78% of people who get Y have X. That is scientifically relevant data.

And "denying science" would require that they were going around saying there is nothing wrong with being overweight and/or obese which has it's own giant list of health conditions associated with it.

but as always people who spout science denying are frequently people who understand science the least.

---