By Ian Haworth
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 73% of the half a million Americans who have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began were obese or overweight.
As reported by the Daily Wire, “The data of one study group found 46% of those who have died from the virus were obese and 27.3% were overweight. A body mass index (BMI) above 30 is considered obese, while overweight people have a BMI of 25 to 29.9. In the U.S., about 70% of Americans are considered overweight, with 42.4% classified as obese.”
“In addition, the CDC found that nearly eight in 10 people hospitalized for the virus were either obese or overweight,” the report added.
According to the World Obesity Federation, “only old age rates as a higher risk factor” for COVID-19 death, and that “Increased body weight is the second greatest predictor of hospitalization and a high risk of death” for those who catch the virus.
This raises the obvious point that being overweight — and especially being obese — is objectively bad for your health.
