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  • Nairn3

    re: Diabetes, above - I'm probably going to be shat on by karma for saying this, but one thing I've noted in the daily-reported "Not-so-old person with no underlying health conditions dies from C-19" stories is that a lot of them are 'a bit hefty' - not fat, not gross or anything - just a bit big-boned. ie. the sort of people, now that you mention diabetes, who might suffer from the condition without necessarily recognising it as such.

    • had this image in my head since reading about the overweight middle aged male 'superspreader' in china (carried the virus for 49 days until plasma treatment)kingsteven
    • i got dumped on a week ago for posting a podcast that specifically mentioned that obesity was a factor in mortality and why it was going to hit the USA hard.MrAbominable
    • You got a link to that, MrAbominable?
      Ta!
      Nairn
    • This was a news story about a week ago...

      https://metro.co.uk/…
      webazoot
    • https://www.thesun.c…webazoot
    • @Nairn - the JRE episode with Michael Osterholm (epidemiologist). Re Obesity. Fair warning, not going to change your opinion on JRE if you're predisposed.MrAbominable
    • It's a fascinating interview nonetheless: https://www.youtube.…MrAbominable
    • Being fat is only of a benefit in famine.shapesalad

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