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The article is quite long plus has tables so I have copied out only the relevant bits for Nigerians/Africans.

We are a FAT race, whether we live in Africa or abroad we eat a lot and eat too much oil and starch. So we are FAT.

FAT/OBESE people are at higher risk.

You say you like your food too much. It's Ok. Keep on overeating. Coro will find you and take you away.

Here's the copied stuff from the article, link below:

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OBESITY IS THE BIGGEST 'CHRONIC' RISK FACTOR FOR CORONAVIRUS HOSPITALIZATIONS, LARGEST US STUDY OF COVID-19 FINDS
By CONNOR BOYD HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE
14 April 2020

Old and obese people are more likely to be hospitalised with the coronavirus than cancer or lung disease patients, research suggests.
Two New York University studies looking at 8,000 patients found being over 65 or having a BMI above 30 were the biggest risk factors for COVID-19 admissions.

It found that while age was the biggest risk factor, the health condition that was most strongly associated with serious illness was obesity. The report said: "The chronic condition with the strongest association with critical illness was obesity, with a substantially higher odds ratio than any cardiovascular or pulmonary disease."
A separate study found patients under 60 are twice as likely to need hospital care or ventilation if they were obese, making it the second biggest risk factor.
The researchers said 'surprisingly' there was no association between smoking and an increased risk of falling seriously ill with the virus.

The researchers found is that 'in the decision tree for admission, the most important features were being over 65 and obesity.'
The authors said they were 'surprised' that 'cancer and lung disease did not feature more prominently in the risk models'.

In a separate paper, researchers at NYU Langone Health highlighted obesity as the main driver behind patients under 60 needing hospital care.
The report, which was published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, looked at the records of 3,615 patients who tested positive between March 4 and April 4.
It found those with a BMI of more than 30 were almost twice as likely to be admitted to the hospital for acute and critical care.
'Unfortunately, obesity in people [under 60] is a newly identified epidemiologic risk factor, which may contribute to increased morbidity rates experienced in the US,' the researchers wrote in the study.
Studies have shown obese people are more likely to suffer serious complications or die from infections, such as the flu.
Doctors say the immune systems of fat people are constantly ramped up as they try to protect and repair the damage inflammation causes to cells.


Using all its energy fending off inflammation means the body's defence system has few resources left to defend against a new infection like COVID-19.
Obese people also tend to eat a diet with very little fiber and antioxidants - which keep the immune system healthy - such as fruit and vegetables.
Excess weight makes it more difficult for the diaphragm and lungs to expand and inhale oxygen. Starved of oxygen, organs will begin to fail.

These factors may explain why obese people's lungs tend to deteriorate faster when the new coronavirus strikes, compared to a healthy person.
It comes after an NHS report indicated that coronavirus patients from black and ethnic minority backgrounds may be at higher risk of suffering deadly complications.

Despite making up just 13 per cent of the UK population, a third of patients who fall critically ill with COVID-19 are from black, Asian or minority ethnic (BME) groups.
The report, by the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre, found 14 per cent were Asian, 14 per cent black and 7 per cent described themselves as other.

The study of 2,249 patients has raised fears non-white communities could suffer a disproportionate amount of deaths during the pandemic.
Members of ethnic minority communities are twice as likely to be affected by poverty, and are often hit the hardest by disease'.
Those living in poverty smoke and drink alcohol more and are more likely to be obese - all of which increase the likelihood of chronic health conditions.

FOR THE FULL PICTURE GO TO THE LINK BELOW.



SOURCE:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8217275/Over-65s-obese-people-likely-hospitalised-coronavirus-cancer-patients.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women.

You can calculate your BMI online.

BMI over 30 means you are at high risk with COVID-19.

Such as through this link from USA's NIH:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm

Is Corona racist?

JunctionBox:
Is Corona racist?

Yes oooo.

Coro is racist. Then in Nigeria it will be tribalist as well.

The white Americans actually have the highest obesity rate in the world

Ayomideen:
The white Americans actually have the highest obesity rate in the world

Exactly...if it’s because of obesity+ old age then white Americans shud be more affected.

Greystone:
Exactly...if it’s because of obesity+ old age then white Americans shud be more affected.

True