根据一项全球研究,肥胖使感染住院或死亡风险增加70%,在严重病例中增加两倍。 Obesity raises infection hospitalization or death risk by 70%, tripled in severe cases, according to a global study.

《柳叶刀》的一项大型研究发现,肥胖症使住院或因感染死亡的风险增加70%,根据联合王国和芬兰500 000多人的数据,严重肥胖症将风险增加了三倍。 A large study in The Lancet finds obesity increases the risk of hospitalization or death from infections by 70%, with severe obesity raising the risk threefold, based on data from over 500,000 people in the UK and Finland. 研究显示,肥胖症在全球与感染有关的死亡中占大约10%,在COVID-19大流行期间上升到15%,影响各种疾病,包括流感、肺炎和UTIs。 The research suggests obesity contributes to about 10% of global infection-related deaths, rising to 15% during the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting various diseases including flu, pneumonia, and UTIs. 专家们将增加的免疫功能受损风险与慢性炎症联系起来,敦促制定政策,确保公平获得护理,包括用较长针头适当接种疫苗,并强调需要消除体重污名,注重包容性治疗,而不仅仅是减重。 Experts link the increased risk to impaired immune function and chronic inflammation, urging policies that ensure equitable access to care, including proper vaccination with longer needles, and stress the need to eliminate weight stigma and focus on inclusive treatment rather than weight loss alone.