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Weight loss program helps combat COVID-19

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Weight loss program helps combat COVID-19
Weight loss program helps combat COVID-19
More than 500 coronavirus deaths in Mississippi were obese patients, MSDH says

MISSISSIPPIANS LOSE WEIGHTACCORDING TO THE CDC UNDERLYINGHEALTH ISSUES CAN PLAY A FACTORIN THE SERIES.SNIFFS OF COVID-19 ONE OF THOSEUNDERLYING ISSUES IS OBESITY,WHICH IS FOUND FROM THE CDC ONLAST WEEK THAT THE MAJORITY OFTHE PERSONS THAT ARE IN ICU FORCOVID AND CAREER RELATED ISSUES.THERE ARE OBESE OR MORBIDLYOBESE ACCORDING TO THEMISSISSIPPI HEALTH DEPARTMENTMORE THAN 500 PEOPLE WHO AREOBESE HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19.372 OF THOSE DEATHS WERE INBLACK PEOPLE IN 203 WERE WHITEMISSISSIPPI AGAINST OBESITYFOUNDATION IS WORKING AROUND THECLOCK TO REDUCE THE OBESITY RATEIN THE STATE AND HELP REDUCE THEDEATHS FROM COVID-19.THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS THEVIRTUAL SPONSOR WELLNESS ANDWEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM WILL HELP DOTHAT PRETTY MUCH WE’VE BEEN INTHE TOP FIVE IF NOT THE FATTESTSTATE IN THE NATION FOR THE LAST10 YEARS.IT’S DUE TO DIET THE ECONOMY.THERE ARE MANY FACTORS LEADERS.SAY THE THREE TO SIX MONTHPROGRAM MEETS VIRTUALLY ABOUTTWICE A WEEK PROGRAM IS DYING.NUTRITION AND EXERCISE AND WE DOHAVE A COUNSELING COMPONENTBECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITHCOVID AND DIFFERENT WAYS INORDER TO PARTICIPATE YOU HAVE TOMEET SOME REQUIREMENTS.YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BODY MASSINDEX OF 30 OR GREATER HAVE HIGHBLOOD PRESSURE OR DIABETES ANDHAVE BACK KNEE ANKLE OR FOOTPAIN RELATED TO THE WEIGHT.WE’VE HAD PEOPLE TO LOSE AHUNDRED POUNDS AND LIKE I SAID,IT TAKES 8 TO 12 MONTHS TO LOSE.WE’VE PAID PEOPLE TO LOSE 50POUNDS.I WAS IN THREE MONTHS.IT DEPENDS ON THE PERSON THEIRLEVEL OF COMMITMENT

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