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Overweight people have high chances of COVID-19 infection, how to prevent the illness

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: June 18, 2020 13:16 IST

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People with other lifestyle diseases have a higher risk of coronavirus infection and higher mortality. These include diabetes, high blood pressure, ischemic heart disease, cancer, and kidney disease, which are more common due to diabetes.
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Obesity is the leading cause of coronary heart disease, which is one of the five major causes of coronary heart disease. Coronavirus mortality is also higher in non-sick and obese people.
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Today we are looking for ways to boost immunity and drugs for it. But the best way to do this is to control your weight. Obesity is a myth for many diseases, not just coronary heart disease.
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Today we are looking for ways to boost immunity and drugs for it. But the best way to do this is to control your weight. Obesity is a myth for many diseases, not just coronary heart disease.
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In fact, if the ratio goes beyond 78 for men and 72 for women, one should be aware and check one's lifestyle.
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Male: 90 and female: 80, however, it will be urgently necessary to make major changes in lifestyle. Weight must be controlled to prevent corona. While this is true, it would also be wrong to lose weight in a month in a panic.
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This requires a change in lifestyle through a phased effort these include diet, exercise, sedentary lifestyle, adequate sleep and stress management.
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The author of this article is Dr. Amol Annadate is a pediatrician working for medical literacy.
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