Obesity one of the reasons the UK death rate so high?

[Baileysforchristmas]

I know it’s the Daily fail and it’s not a brilliant article but I wonder if this one of the reasons our death rate is so high?

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9282619/Obesity-link-UK-Covid-toll-Britains-status-sick-man-Europe-led-deaths.html

@poppycat10

Furthermore, everyone who tests positive is hospitalised either in a hospital or a special hotel. Everyone

I think this may be the case in Singapore, too.

This is probably why it was incredibly difficult to get a COVID test in Japan.

@Walkaround Very insightful post. Totally agree. I bet few who are banging on about obesity would put their money where their mouths are would vote for change though.

And as i said earlier if people feel shat on, compliance will wane.

*AND vote for change though.

ToffeeYoghurt Fri 15-May-20 18:27:09
I posted this on another thread yesterday. A guide for Boris re tackling obesity.

Ensuring people have proper housing with access to proper cooking facilities and storage.

Enough money (be it through employment, pension, or benefits) to afford healthy fresh food (no food banks).

An overhauled NHS so people are no longer (as they were pre pandemic) left waiting months on end for treatment (suffering prolonged mobility issues as a consequence).

Also good mental health provision including help and support for comfort eating, and looking again at the pros and cons of the different mental health drugs.

In some cases, certainly when its long-term use, it's perhaps preferable to prescribe the out of fashion benzodiazepines rather than the modern anti depressants that often cause weight gain.

Oh and we'd need to stop dismissing patients symptoms, especially women, as mental health or hormones. I've seen several posters talk about this sort of experience when they had undiagnosed thyroid conditions (which can lead to weight gain).

Boris- over to you.