“The stigma is what truly jeopardizes their health, not weight itself” (from Livestream #109)

Clip taken from DarkHorse Podcast Livestream #109 (originally streamed live on December 18, 2021)

References:

O’Hearn et al 2021. Coronavirus disease 2019 hospitalizations attributable to cardiometabolic conditions in the United Statesa comparative risk assessment analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(5)e019259.

DarkHorse Livestream #9 (April 21, 2020), where we first talked about obesity and Covid

Harrison, C. 2020. Covid19 Does Not Discriminate by Body Weight. The claim that those with higher BMIs are at special risk of dying from the coronavirus is grossly overstated. Wired 4/17/2020

La Ganga, M. 2021. Fat shaming, BMI and alienationCOVID19 brought new stigma to largesized people. Los Angeles Times, May 8, 2021.

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