The Virus Infects Fat Cells, Cranking Blood Sugar & Inflammation

Researchers at Stanford just published two of the most fascinating studies to date linking overweight/obesity with higher risk for severe COVID.

These related but different studies both find COVID (SARS-CoV-2) directly infects fat cells (concentrating virus) and cranking blood sugar and inflammatory processes. The findings have important public health implications if we're serious about saving lives. 

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Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro
2:32 InfectObesity 101
2:48 Study #1 Virus infects fat cells
4:22 Belly Fat is a problem
5:32 Infected fat cells trigger inflammation
6:20 Fat Cells altered in children
7:17 Endothelial Dysfunction and erectile dysfunction
7:52 Fat cells contain high levels of virus
11:04 Fat cell infection skews blood sugar
11:44 Omega-3 Index
14:01 Hyperglycemia from fat cell dysfunction
15:58 Fitness should be mandated
18:00 Key takeaways from study #2
20:00 Skewed leptin/adiponectin suggest fat cell is the problem
21:00 Restoring fat cell dysfunction