{"id":4030,"date":"2021-09-22T08:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T08:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solongevity.com\/?p=4030"},"modified":"2022-12-14T08:44:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T08:44:19","slug":"covid-19-why-are-obese-people-more-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solongevity.com\/en\/longevity-news\/covid-19-why-are-obese-people-more-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19, why are obese people more at risk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"title_text-block_5eb51701a3d3e\">\n          <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the main predisposing factor for the development of severe forms of <\/span><b>Covid-19<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is <\/span><b>old age<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, obesity comes next. How comes? What do these two conditions have in common? Both appear to <\/span><b>reduce the body&#8217;s ability to fight infection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by weakening the immune system and promoting <\/span><b>inflammation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The point is made in an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d42859-021-00051-w?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=-nutrition_immunity&amp;utm_content=post_2&amp;fbclid=IwAR1iRQyomzKHi_8SAZFP6P1OxFJiwunWVli6DEYysaDfniZOf2-CubGNbUM\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">article published in Nature<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/collections\/ifeefhjhdj\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Features &#8211; Collection section, &#8216;Nutrition, immunity and a global pandemic&#8217;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, in collaboration with another journal in the same group, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/ejcn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">European Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Nutrition &amp; Diabetes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"custom_quote-block_615bf0ad7c690\" class=\"quote\">\n  <p class=\"quote\"><em><b>Age, the biggest risk factor for any disease<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"title_text-block_5eb5174aa3d40\">\n          <b>Ageing and its consequences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are a much-studied phenomenon. It is easy to see why: old age is linked to a <\/span><b>variety of diseases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, many of which, if you dig deeper, turn out to have an <\/span><b>inflammatory basis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Although there is still much to be uncovered, scientists have produced enough evidence to be reasonably sure that <\/span><b>as time passes, the immune system changes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, becoming less active in some ways and hyper-reactive in others. As a result, it is no longer as efficient at fighting infection.<\/span><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"title_text-block_60d6f269ec137\">\n        <h3 class=\"article-title\">Obesity, an accelerator?<\/h3>\n          <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Experts believe that obesity may <\/span><b>accelerate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the ageing of the immune system.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While <\/span><b>adipose tissue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> normally plays an anti-inflammatory and protective role, when it becomes too much it can become <\/span><b>dysfunctional<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, secreting hormones and other chemical signals that instead promote what is called a <\/span><b>chronic low-grade inflammatory state<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A condition similar, in fact, to that which develops with the passing of the years and which increases the risk of developing disorders such as <\/span><b>cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases, tumours<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, etc. Thus, it is no coincidence that a <\/span><b>high body mass index <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is associated with.<\/span><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"custom_quote-block_615bf3aa7c691\" class=\"quote\">\n  <p class=\"quote\"><b><i>Obesity seems to accelerate the ageing of the immune system<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"title_text-block_60fa9a61d915b\">\n        <h3 class=\"article-title\">Three possible mechanisms<\/h3>\n          <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How chronic low-grade inflammation is promoted by excess adipose tissue is still under investigation, but there are several hypotheses. Some experts think that the overload of nutrients within adipocytes (fat cells) causes <\/span><b>intercellular stress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that initiates an <\/span><b>inflammatory cascade<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Others believe that adipose tissue becomes <\/span><b>hypoxic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and, in the absence of oxygen, activates inflammatory mechanisms. A third possibility is that immune system cells (macrophages) infiltrate the overabundant adipose tissue and try hard to get rid of the dying parts. This generates <\/span><b>toxicity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, triggering a cascade of reactions that contribute to the body&#8217;s chronic inflammatory state.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>Obesity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, however, is considered a risk factor for Covid-19 not only because of its contribution to chronic inflammation. In fact, being <\/span><b>overweight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is very often associated with <\/span><b>type 2 diabetes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>respiratory difficulties<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which in turn expose people to an increased risk of Sars-Cov-2 infection complications.<\/span><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"title_text-block_5eb51812a3d42\">\n        <h3 class=\"article-title\">The role of nutrition<\/h3>\n          <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our <\/span><b>diet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also contributes to low-grade chronic inflammation. According to an article published in 2019 in the journal Nutrients, the diet of <\/span><b>Western countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (high-income) has been enriched in sugars and fats and depleted in complex carbohydrates, fibre and micronutrients: an unhealthy combination that promotes so-called <\/span><b>chronic metabolic inflammation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and alters the <\/span><b>gut microbiota<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, increasing the production of <\/span><b>toxins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Obesity also predisposes to altered <\/span><b>intestinal permeability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This means that more toxins pass from the gut into the bloodstream, inducing a further<\/span><b> inflammatory response<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4057 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solongevity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1438074869.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/> The Mediterranean diet, rich in foods containing antioxidants, polyphenols and omega-3 fats, can help reduce chronic inflammation linked to obesity.<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"custom_quote-block_615bf8637c693\" class=\"quote\">\n  <p class=\"quote\"><b>Excess adipose tissue could trigger an inflammatory cascade<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"title_text-block_615bf8dc7c694\">\n          <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eating well is therefore essential for everyone and can help reduce the damage caused by age-related problems and being overweight. The <\/span><b>Mediterranean diet <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is still considered the best, because it provides <\/span><b>antioxidants, polyphenols and omega-3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that work to reduce inflammation. These are molecules that have been shown to be effective and have even been studied as ingredients in <\/span><b>food supplements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to support the immune system and reverse chronic inflammation processes.<\/span><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"title_text-block_613dde0b49802\">\n        <h3 class=\"article-title\">Losing weight keeps us safe<\/h3>\n          <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adjusting our <\/span><b>diet and exercising<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (even moderate exercise, such as a 20-minute walk) can not only help to decrease chronic low-grade inflammatory status, but also help to maintain a healthy weight or <\/span><b>lose excess weight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. According to Andrew Greenberg of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, &#8220;even <\/span><b>losing 5 to 10 per cent of weight really helps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a person improve their metabolic profile&#8221;.<\/span><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\n<div id=\"call_to_action-block_60fbebe99689a\" class=\"section article-footer biblio\">\n  <div>\n  <h3>Bibliography .<\/h3>\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nature.com: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d42859-021-00051-w?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=-nutrition_immunity&amp;utm_content=post_2&amp;fbclid=IwAR1iRQyomzKHi_8SAZFP6P1OxFJiwunWVli6DEYysaDfniZOf2-CubGNbUM\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d42859-021-00051-w?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=-nutrition_immunity&amp;utm_content=post_2&amp;fbclid=IwAR1iRQyomzKHi_8SAZFP6P1OxFJiwunWVli6DEYysaDfniZOf2-CubGNbUM<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"section related-news\">\n  <div id=\"relatedposts-block_5ec650d30e176\" class=\"news-row w-row\">\n      <div class=\"w-col w-col-4 w-col-stack\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/solongevity.com\/en\/longevity-news\/covid-19-why-are-obese-people-more-at-risk\/\" class=\"news-thumbnail w-inline-block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solongevity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1963509613.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"thumbnail-img\">\n        <div class=\"thumbnail-container\">\n          <div class=\"meta\">\n          News          <\/div>\n          <h2 class=\"heading-7\">Covid-19, why are obese people more at risk?<\/h2>\n          <p>Obesity is one of the main risk factors for the development of severe forms of Covid-19: according to the experts, chronic inflammation and an altered immune system are involved. 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