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Swine Flu Kills Obese People Disproportionately
Philip K Dickhead writes "Bloomberg is reporting that the World Health Organization discovered a single, surprising characteristic that's emerged among swine flu victims who become severely ill: They are all fat. Infected people with a body mass index greater than 40 suffer respiratory complications that are harder to treat and can be fatal. The virus appears to be on a collision course with the obesity epidemic. WHO officials are gathering statistics to confirm and understand this development. 'It's very likely that if we went back retrospectively and looked at people who did poorly during seasonal flu, what would shake out is that obesity would be one of the risks.' Fat cells secrete chemicals that cause chronic, low-level inflammation that can hamper the body's immune response and narrow the airways, says Tim Armstrong, a doctor working in the WHO's chronic diseases department in Geneva."
Pig flu affects fat persons.. I didn't see that one coming!
I like it how this got modded down as troll and flamebait :)
fyi, i'm somewhat fat myself. but atleast I see the reality and admit its not good, instead of modding down :)
Sorry, but all I hear from you is excuses excuses excuses. I weighed 280lbs at one point. I decided I was sick of my self image and through DIET ALONE, I am now down to 220lbs, and still decreasing a few pounds every month. This is while on medical steroids, prednisone, which increases your appetite. The only thing holding you back is excuses, and the fact you really don't want to try.
I'm tired of the "I lost weight therefore you can too or else you're a fat lazy slob stories". All it does is make stupid people feel good about themselves at the expense of others. Please take a look at the long term statistics for weight loss. Come back and tell me how well you're doing in 10 years.
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