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Does COVID-19 impacts obesity persons?

Published

3 years ago

May 5, 2021

Dr.Tidy

Does COVID-19 impacts obesity persons? Yes!!It’s true.

Obesity is a common, serious, and expensive chronic disease. Having obesity puts people at risk for many other serious chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes,heart disease,high blood pressure,fatty liver,high cholesterol, increases the risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Everyone has a role to play in turning the tide against obesity and its disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minority groups.

Adults with excess weight are at greater risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Obesity is linked to impaired immune function, decreases lung capacity and reserve and can make ventilation more difficult.

A study of COVID-19 cases suggests that risks of hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, invasive mechanical ventilation, and death are higher with increasing BMI.

What Steps Should One Take Now?

1) Eating a healthy diet: Healthy diet can help prevent or support self-management of Obesity.Good nutrition can help support optimal immune function.Eating a healthy diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables, lean protein, and whole grains as well as the appropriate amount of calories is important for your health, and can help with weight loss and preventing weight gain.

2) Being active: Physical activity helps you feel better, sleep better, reduce anxiety and also help with preventing weight gain.

3) Getting enough sleep: Insufficient sleep has been linked to obesity.

4) Coping with stress: Over a time period, these actions can help individuals with obesity improve their losing weight.

For online consultation –

Dr. B Sirisha
Masters in Nutrition & Dietetics,
Dip in Public Health management,
Oncology certified dietician,
IAPEN Diabetes core committee member.
Specialized in
Women & Child Health ( Gyneac and Pediatric), Diabetes & Gut health Diet counsellings.

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Study: 4th Covid vaccine dose effective in protecting people over 60

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2 years ago

April 16, 2022

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Study: 4th Covid vaccine dose effective in protecting people over 60

As per the new Israeli-led study, the largest healthcare organisation Clalit said fourth dose of Covid vaccine is effective for protecting people aged 60 and above.

The study found that a fourth dose can reduce the possibilities of symptomatic infection, hospitalisation, serious illness and mortality among the elders, Clalit said, Xinhua news agency reported.

In the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Clalit researchers and their colleagues from Harvard University in Boston analysed data from 182,122 Clalit members, all aged 60 and above, who received Pfizer’s fourth dose.

“The study unequivocally demonstrates that the fourth dose provides effective protection in preventing morbidity,” said Ran Balicer, Director of the Clalit Research Institute.

“It will help every person to make a decision on the fourth vaccine based on their level of personal risk,” he added.

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Covid-19: Here are the symptoms of fourth wave

Published

2 years ago

April 4, 2022

Dr.Tidy

Covid-19: Here are the symptoms of fourth wave

covid-19 pandemic. BA.2 has two characteristics – they are dizziness and extreme tiredness. BA.2 sub-variant or stealth omicron affects more on the stomach and intestines of the people, which leads to digestive problems. there is currently no evidence that people can catch covid-19 from food. the virus that causes covid-19 can be killed at temperatures similar to that of other known viruses and bacteria found in food.

Symptoms of Omicron:

Fever
Continuous Cough
Fatigue
Muscle and body health
Shortness of breath
Difficulty in breathing
Skin rash
Sleeping paralysis
Heartburn
Bloating
Back pain
Delirium
A loss of appetite
High temperature
Sore throat
Chest pain
Abdominal pain
Covid toes or figures
Covid tongue
Night sweats
Diarrhoea
Hoarse voice
New loss of taste and smell
Congestion or running nose
Nausea or vomiting
Headache

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Covid-19: WHO shares post COVID symptoms

Published

2 years ago

March 11, 2022

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Covid-19: WHO shares post COVID symptoms

In the third year of pandemic, it is not just a fight against COVID, we have another challenge ahead of us i.e. dealing with post-COVID conditions. They are also known as long COVID conditions. With the growing number of cases of long COVID it is confirmed that COVID does not spare any body organ and it affects the biological ecosystem. Fatigue, trouble in breathing and cognitive dysfunction is the most common symptoms.

Fatigue: It is very common response from the body when fighting against any viral infection. It may last for weeks and it is very common symptom seen in all the patients who recovered from COVID.

Trouble in breathing: Even with the minimal physical activity person may have trouble in breathing. It is very common occurrence in the people who have been infected with COVID.

Cognitive dysfunction: It is commonly referred as brain fog. It actually means people having trouble with their attention, trouble in concentrating, trouble in recall or memory, trouble in sleeping.