Scientists believe that overweight people are at risk for coronavirus infection.
A joint study by nutritionists and virologists has shed light on how it affects the course COVID-19 overweight person.
It turned out that body mass index and percentage of survival are related. Experts believe that being overweight is an additional risk factor, it leads to the fact that patients get sick with coronavirus in a more complex form. more critical consequences occur.
Due to obesity, for example, lung capacity decreases, pneumonia can develop faster. Complications are especially common in people whose body mass index exceeds 40, noted the UK National Health Service.You can independently calculate your body mass index using the form:
- For example, if you are 168 centimeters tall, convert it to 1.68 and perform the equation: 1.68 x 1.68.
- We divide the weight by your height. For example, 75 kg / 2.8 = 26.7.
- Obesity is considered an index over 30.
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