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And dimocraps getting welfare to cover donuts and such.

Well, invite the neighbor's wife over.

No, its not a great metric. It doesn't calculate lean body mass in those that exercise and/or do restensce training and have more LBM than the average. The point is that obese people are really suffering severely if stricken with the virus. A man with a waist bigger than chest and a double/triple chin and pre-diabetic or with diabetes is going to have a rough time according this guy.

That same guy is going to have a rough time in any other situation. Life choices!!!!!!!

Using numbers from the NYC Dept of Health website:

22% of the known Covid 19 cases are in those 65 and over. That same age group accounts for 69% of the deaths (if I did the math right). Still pretty early on.

+1 to whoever said the stats won't matter much if you or one of your family happens to be killed by it. Over or under 65.

once i lost 35 lbs went to the doc, later checked my record and i'm still obese WTH

I don't know the exact number, but my doctor friend said all of their patients had been given the same medication as soon as or even before they were diagnosed. Some have died.

I was told by a doctor at age 35 I was over weight. I was 6 feet tall and weighed 220. When I was playing sports I was 6 feet tall and weighed 210. I just told the Doc hey man I'm good with it.

The numbers are always relevant, regardless of your personal feelings. I'd say at this point if you are old and frail and you have young healthy family members or friends, perhaps they should be the ones to go out and do any essential tasks that require leaving the home. You have to assess your risk factors and make decisions based on that. If you are old,fat and sick but live in an area with large numbers of infection, you will probably want to take extra precautions compared to someone who is young and healthy living in an area with zero of very few cases.

I recall taking a health test as part of our company medical insurance package. I was given a BMI measurement by a gal who could hardly fit through a 30" door. I found it rich she informed me I needed to lose weight because my BMI was over 30.

Agreed.

I was going to add that the numbers are not about who is right and who is wrong. They are about everyone being able to assess their own personal risk in a situation like this. Each person should form their own opinion after that. You can spin the numbers anyway you want.

Agreed. At 5-8 and 165 lbs I’m overweight with a BMI of 25.1

Never watch porn and eat Cheetos at the same time. It’s a dead giveaway.

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About 6ft and 195 soaking wet.
Need to lose 10
Creeping up on 60.

The ol lady is 5' 4" and 62, Used to be 95#
Is 115 now.
Fuggin cow.

If you had a perfectly healthy 25 year old son or daughter and they died an awful death from Covid-19, I doubt very much that the numbers would be “relevant” to you at that point; despite your assertion.

That sounds terrible.

I know if I hit 215 I'd be fat. When I hit 190 I'm fat. At 5/10. I prefer 180 and under... 175 is about ideal.

175 is where I should be but I just love being at 220...

Was this taken from a Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence brochure? The wording is eerily similar. If only one life can be saved, then any measure to do so should be taken.

This is a ridiculous statement, it is so broad that it can be applied to anything. One could even use it to justify refusing any sort of vaccine which would be as problematic as the disease being fought. Sure, it can be devestating to lose a loved one but there is no guarantee that any one of use will see the next minute let alone tomorrow. In 33+ years in the EMS field, I've seen more "unfair" deaths than many here and long ago came to the conclusion life ain't fair and death is fickle.