Post by fastfor40 on Apr 17, 2020 12:23:56 GMT
A friend on AMM II posted this.
nytdirect@nytimes.com
Thu, Apr 16, 6:21 PM (12 hours ago)
Obesity May Be A Bigger Risk Factor Than Asthma
Emerging research into severe coronavirus cases has found some surprises: Obesity appears to pose a much greater risk than expected, while asthma does the opposite.
People with obesity often have other medical problems as well, but new studies point to obesity itself as the second most significant complicating factor in severe coronavirus cases, after age. Young adults with obesity appear to be at particular risk, even if they have no other health issues.
It’s not yet known why, though doctors note that abdominal obesity can compress the diaphragm, lungs and chest capacity.
Asthma, on the other hand, has turned up in an unexpectedly low percentage of severe cases — just 5 percent in New York, officials said — and European researchers called the scarcity “striking.”
Doctors stressed that people with asthma were still at risk, and said it was important that they continue taking medications that keep their symptoms in check.
nytdirect@nytimes.com
Thu, Apr 16, 6:21 PM (12 hours ago)
Obesity May Be A Bigger Risk Factor Than Asthma
Emerging research into severe coronavirus cases has found some surprises: Obesity appears to pose a much greater risk than expected, while asthma does the opposite.
People with obesity often have other medical problems as well, but new studies point to obesity itself as the second most significant complicating factor in severe coronavirus cases, after age. Young adults with obesity appear to be at particular risk, even if they have no other health issues.
It’s not yet known why, though doctors note that abdominal obesity can compress the diaphragm, lungs and chest capacity.
Asthma, on the other hand, has turned up in an unexpectedly low percentage of severe cases — just 5 percent in New York, officials said — and European researchers called the scarcity “striking.”
Doctors stressed that people with asthma were still at risk, and said it was important that they continue taking medications that keep their symptoms in check.
