Modifiable Risk Factors and Comorbidities for Severe COVID-19 Infection
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2020-06-24

COVID-19 can be worse if you have comorbidities. There are things we can do right now to reduce your risk of falling serious ill and dying from this disease.

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Wait, did I say reverse diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension? See: 
· How Not to Die from High Blood Pressure (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-high-blood-pressure/)
· How Not to Die from Diabetes (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-diabetes/)
· How Not to Die from Heart Disease (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-heart-disease/)
And obesity—that was the subject of my last book: How Not to Diet (https://nutritionfacts.org/how-not-to-diet/)

This was the 8th in a series of 17 videos on COVID-19 and pandemics. The first 7 were: 
· Where Do Deadly Coronaviruses Like MERS-CoV Come From? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/where-do-deadly-coronaviruses-like-mers-cov-come-from)
· The SARS Coronavirus and Wet Markets (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-sars-coronavirus-and-wet-markets)
· Where Did the COVID-19 Coronavirus Come From? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/where-did-the-covid-19-coronavirus-come-from)
· The Last Coronavirus Pandemic May Have Been Caused by Livestock (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-last-coronavirus-pandemic-may-have-been-caused-by-livestock)
· R0 and Incubation Periods: How Other Coronavirus Outbreaks Were Stopped (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/r0-and-incubation-periods-how-other-coronavirus-outbreaks-were-stopped)
· Social Distancing, Lockdowns & Testing: How to Slow the COVID-19 Pandemic (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/social-distancing-lockdowns-testing-how-to-slow-the-covid-19-pandemic)
· COVID-19 Symptoms vs. the Flu, a Cold or Allergies (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/covid-19-symptoms-vs-the-flu-a-cold-or-allergies)

Coming up:
· The Immune System and COVID-19 Treatment (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-immune-system-and-covid-19-treatment)
· Would Zinc Lozenges Help with COVID-19? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/would-zinc-lozenges-help-with-covid-19)
· How to Avoid COVID-19 (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-avoid-covid-19)
· Hand Washing & Sanitizing to Inactivate COVID-19 Coronavirus (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/hand-washing-sanitizing-to-inactivate-covid-19-coronavirus)
· What to Do if You Come Down with COVID-19 (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/what-to-do-if-you-come-down-with-covid-19)
· The Best Mask or DIY Face Covering for COVID-19 (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-mask-or-diy-face-covering-for-covid-19)
· How COVID-19 Ends: Vaccination, Mutations, and Herd Immunity (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-covid-19-ends-vaccination-mutations-and-herd-immunity)
· The COVID-19 Pandemic May Just Be a Dress Rehearsal (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-covid-19-pandemic-may-just-be-a-dress-rehearsal)
· How to Prevent the Next Pandemic (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-prevent-the-next-pandemic)

You can download the whole series (for free) right now on DrGreger.org (https://drgreger.org/collections/downloads/products/how-to-survive-a-pandemic-digital) and take an even deeper dive in my new book How to Survive a Pandemic (https://nutritionfacts.org/how-to-survive-a-pandemic/) (note: all my proceeds from this book are donated to pandemic prevention charities).

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Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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