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> said that metformin's benefit is at least partly mediated by a near fourfold reduction in viral load. But sure, COVID is a fat people disease.
by ianlevesque 3y ago
> said that metformin's benefit is at least partly mediated by a near fourfold reduction in viral load.
But sure, COVID is a fat people disease.
- nradov 3y agoObesity is a major risk factor for severe COVID-19 symptoms. https://www.science.org/content/article/why-covid-19-more-deadly-people-obesity-even-if-theyre-young https://www.science.org/content/article/why-covid-19-more-de...
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y agoThat's not the point GP was responding to though. OP was writing as if they just felt better because they were fat, regardless of whether covid had anything to do with it. That simply doesn't match with the study and just comes off like kneejerk fat shaming.
- x86x87 3y agoi think obesity is a risk factor but to call COVID a fat people disease is ignorant. There are many other risk factors (eg being immunocompromised) and you may get it (and long COVID) even without any risk factors.
- Apotheos 3y agoIt seems disingenuous to imply that the effects of COVID are not worsened by a high body fat percentage and / or poor physical health. COVID is not a fat persons disease, but as with most detrimental health episodes, the negative effects are greater in people with high body fat percentages.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y agoI would say OP was pretty disingenuous in implying that this was merely "fat people feel better from diabetes drug", when clearly it's not that they "felt better", it was that the medication reduced incidence of long covid when given during infection.
- aaron695 3y ago[dead]