Does COVID-19 impacts obesity persons?

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.

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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.