Severe COVID in young people can mostly be explained by obesity – new study / La COVID grave nei giovani può essere spiegata principalmente dall'obesità - nuovo studio
Severe COVID in young people can mostly be explained by obesity – new study / La COVID grave nei giovani può essere spiegata principalmente dall'obesità - nuovo studio Segnalato dal Dott. Giuseppe Cotellessa / Reported by Dr. Giuseppe Cotellessa From the start of the pandemic, it was clear that some people who were infected with the coronavirus were experiencing more severe illness, which increased their chances of being hospitalised, admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) or dying. As we age, a weaker immune system and chronic health conditions could influence the way our body responds to the virus. Indeed, age is the biggest risk factor for developing severe COVID or dying from it. Over 70% of deaths attributed to COVID in the UK are in those aged 75 years and over. Ethnicity, sex and obesity were also found to be risk factors for severe COVID outcomes. But, of course, we can’t do anything about our age, sex or ethnicity. We can do something about being overweight, though. Bod