Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19

Name: Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: And even if people who are obese aren’t diagnosed with diabetes or heart disease, Mozaffarian notes their health may not be optimal.; “It’s like pouring gasoline on a smoldering fire,” said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, an obesity researcher and dean of Tufts University’s school of nutrition science and policy near Boston.; NEW YORK >> In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese.; NIAID/NIH VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS; The link became more apparent as coronavirus swept across the globe and data mounted, and researchers are still trying to figure out why.; “They need a machine to help just do the work,” said Dr. David Kass of Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University, who has co-authored a study on obesity and severe COVID-19 illness.; Yet another concern: A COVID-19 vaccine may not be as effective for the obese, as seems to be the case with the flu and other vaccines.

Ready: 45 min

Servings: 1 servings

Calories: 144.78

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1 The link became more apparent as coronavirus swept across the globe and data mounted, and researchers are still trying to figure out why.
2 “It’s like pouring gasoline on a smoldering fire,” said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, an obesity researcher and dean of Tufts University’s school of nutrition science and policy near Boston.
3 “They need a machine to help just do the work,” said Dr. David Kass of Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University, who has co-authored a study on obesity and severe COVID-19 illness.
4 NIAID/NIH VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
5 NEW YORK >> In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese.
6 And even if people who are obese aren’t diagnosed with diabetes or heart disease, Mozaffarian notes their health may not be optimal.
7 Yet another concern: A COVID-19 vaccine may not be as effective for the obese, as seems to be the case with the flu and other vaccines.

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Nutrition per serving

144.78 Calories

8.73g Carbs

8.3g Protein

10.21g Fat

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Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19

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