Young obese adults with underlying medical conditions such as hypertension, stroke, diabetes are currently at a higher risk of losing their lives or being placed on a ventilator due to coronavirus. This deadly virus is badly affecting the lives of morbidly obese young adults, according to data from 3000 hospitalised COVID-19 patients aged between 18 and 34.<\/p>\n
Morbid obese people, with a BMI of 40 and above, were almost accounting to 41% of young obese people who were on ventilation or died. This all combined with high blood pressure, which accounted for nearly 31% of ventilated and dead patients; on the other hand, diabetes represented 27% of the deceased and intubated patients.<\/p>\n
During this pandemic, dozens of studies have been conducted and reported that most of the COVID-19 cases were people suffering from obesity. Generally, overweight and obese people develop other diseases like lung, heart and diabetes that are independent risk factors for severe COVID-19. Young obese people are also prone to metabolic disorders in which fat, blood sugar levels go severely high.<\/p>\n
Obesity and COVID-19 is a deadly combination<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s nothing wrong to say, when obesity meets coronavirus, it can cause death! Obesity causes obstructed breathing, making it more difficult for a patient to clear pneumonia and other respiratory problems that are linked with COVID-19. The fat present in your body is biologically active and is a source of pro-inflammatory chemicals, which promote a state of chronic inflammation in your body even before coronavirus sets in.<\/p>\n