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The Elephant in the COVID Hospital Room

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Two major risks for how sick you get with COVID-19 are obesity and diabetes. Cardiovascular disease is another risk that can put you in a high-risk category for falling ill and even dying from COVID-19. And what is a major factor that causes these — and most — metabolic diseases?

Answer: The food you eat or, rather, the JUNK food you eat. The elephant in the COVID-19 room isn’t one that some people may want to talk about, but Big Ag and Big Food, with their ultraprocessed, sugar-laden, nutrient-deficient products are literally killing people.

Sources:

European Scientist April 16, 2020

Heated April 13, 2020