Pick up the pace! Slow walkers four times more likely to die from COVID-19, study finds

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I could not agree more! Even here on DU it's not considered "nice" or politically correct to say that someone who is overweight or obese without someone jumping right in to chastise you about how liberals are supposed to be compassionate, etc. I don't believe it's right to make fun of someone who's obese (except Trump of course - all bets are off with him), but pointing out that we have an epidemic of obesity and with each passing generation it's getting worse is also criticized. For me, I'm mostly just concerned with the fact that being overweight or obese leads to so many health problems, least of which is type 2 diabetes, that we are all paying the price for it in the cost of medical insurance and care.

I'm 72 and been the same weight since I was about 12 other than my two pregnancies of course. I also get daily exercise - outside - even in winter in Michigan. I take zero meds and never have, and have no disease or illness except for vision problems. People in this country eat too damned much and convince themselves that they don't.