AHMEDABAD: Fat is not fit for fighting coronavirus. Even as hypertension and diabetes emerge as two most common comorbidities found among the Covid-19 patients, it has been found that if existing patients also have obesity or above-normal weight, they require hospitalization and a little longer hospital stay, said experts.
Dr Minesh Mehta, a city-based critical care specialist, said that during the current third wave, it is observed that half the patients in the hospital setting having obesity or weight on higher side as one of the risk factors present.
