Re:Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say Covid is no longer a...
by nradov on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @03:49PM
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We've known that high body fat was a serious risk factor for over two years now. While I agree that everyone eligible should protect themselves by getting vaccinated, people who want to lose weight have had plenty of time to do so.
Re:Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say Covid is no longer a...
by ericmay on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @03:54PM
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Yea people should be healthy and lose weight. I couldn't agree more. Myself included.
But aside from these asinine "fat positive" movements (which are very similar in pathology IMO to COVID deniers) nobody is out there advocating for people to ignore their weight and that drinking milkshakes just might not be bad for your heart. Next thing you know of course drinking milkshakes and eating burgers are ok. The government just wants to control what you eat!1!
It's the exact same kind of nonsense.
Comorbidities increase your risk or "serious COVID", just like being unvaccinated does. But that still doesn't satisfy anything. Comorbidities increase your risk, getting vaccinated decreases your risk substantially, so if you want to blame this "well only fat people get it", well sure. Most people are fat, therefore they should get the vaccine since you can do that in a very short period of time whereas weight loss takes a while and you may have other comorbidities that you can't actually control or change at all.