Thread by @Telegraph

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😷Men are worse affected than women
😷Elderly are more likely to suffer
😷Those with underlying health issues are vulnerable
😷BAME are disproportionately represented among critically ill patients

What about #COVID19 patients who are obese? Let's talk about it 👇

Data from the first 2204 Covid ICU admissions show 73% were overweight

Carrying more visceral weight:
🔴Puts pressure on the lungs

🔴Causes the immune system to dysfunction

🔴Instigate the cytokine storm that floods lungs causing pneumonia-like complications #covid19

🇬🇧 The UK is the sixth most obese country in the world.

🇰🇷 South Korea is at the bottom of the table and has a far lower death rate from Covid-19

Is it time for the government to tackle obesity head on?

#covid19 #coronavirus

telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/2…

During normal times, a government might shy away from interfering in the contents of people’s fridges.

Yet, supermarket shelves are devoid of flour and sugar while Mr Kipling has reported an astronomical sales surge

telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/…

3⃣We have at least three weeks more of lockdown to come.

Not only would a massive public campaign on diet save lives from Covid-19, it would change the course of our nation’s health forever 🇬🇧💪

#COVID19 #coronavirus
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