As of the week ending 8/22, 5,614 of the deaths from COVID list obesity as a contributing cause on the death certificate according to the CDC. The "cause of death" data, though, is all over the place and obesity is such a non-specific condition that it's not surprising it doesn't show up much. Obesity is considered a risk factor for quite a few illnesses, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, etc., which are more likely to be listed on death certificates.Wondering how many died due to Obesity and COVID. 40%+ of Americans are considered obese (BMI of higher than 30 - doesnt take much to be obese according to the BMI calculator). I am sure the data is out there.
This will really tell us if COVID is killing the average obese american or mostly other serious underlying conditions. The irony is that we are not allowing our kids to play sports which basically is a way to fight the obesity problem in america.
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Obesity Increases Your Risk of Dying From COVID-19 by Almost 50 Percent
Experts explain why obesity makes it harder to fight off COVID.www.yahoo.com
By far, the most common contributing factors listed on death certificates are influenza/pneumonia (68,004) and respiratory failure (54,803), both of which COVID causes, makes people more susceptible to getting, or makes more likely to lead to death for those who have it. That's why the CDC "6% COVID-only" stat is pretty meaningless. That's just the people who die where the death certificate doesn't list anything else because the heart just stopped beating without any obvious symptom causing that.