[TRENDING: How to get vaccine in Florida | New attractions coming to Central Florida theme parks]“Our diaphragm is one of the major muscles that helps with breathing.
Breathe in and the diaphragm contracts and the lungs expand to take in oxygen, but if you’re obese, fat in the abdomen can push on the diaphragm limiting how much air you take in,” Gupta said.Obesity is a precursor to other health conditions such as heart and lung disease, diabetes, an impaired immune system, chronic inflammation and blood that’s more likely to clot.“Add COVID-19 to that and the risk goes up even more,” Gupta said.