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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

Sydney, New South Wales
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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 4

    *Screams in epidemiologist*pic.twitter.com/9cikyBi3cU

    3:01 PM - 4 Mar 2021
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      2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 4

        This, for example, is a pretty bad mischaracterization. Excess body weight isn't a massive predictor of COVID-19 risk until you get to extreme BMIspic.twitter.com/h59nZwHsfw

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 4

        Here's the chart from OpenSAFELY. Ignoring the issues with interpreting the ORs from this model causally (I know, I know) even the association between obesity and death doesn't get above race until a BMI of >40!pic.twitter.com/12DhS6cGRX

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      1. Aggie‏ @aggieloveseggs Mar 4
        Replying to @GidMK

        Oh, that is some brutal fat shaming from whoever published that.

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      1. Sean Batt‏ @sean_batt Mar 4
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        To push the blame onto the individual is an often-used tactic when seeking to minimise the system's culpability.

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      2. Andreas Backhaus‏ @AndreasShrugged Mar 4
        Replying to @GidMK

        Relax...we've survived far worse misinformation than that.

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      3. Axel Mangelsdorf‏ @axelpopaxel Mar 5
        Replying to @AndreasShrugged @GidMK

        Besindes obesity, do you guys think "ethnicity" is a proxy for socio-economic background?

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      2. Sarah Grynpas‏ @SarahGrynpas Mar 4
        Replying to @GidMK

        That? Well, we've learned that it's not socially OK to make fun of fat people, call them ugly, lazy, or stupid, but it IS OK, encouraged even, to care about our health. So we can insult fat people all we want, as long as we use health words! Neat trick, right?

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      3. Sarah Grynpas‏ @SarahGrynpas Mar 4
        Replying to @SarahGrynpas @GidMK

        Here are some examples! See? They just talk about health so it's not mean or prejudiced at all! Language is magic that way.pic.twitter.com/DTOLp67Ao8

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      1. TruthSeekingLiberal‏ @LiberalSeeking Mar 4
        Replying to @GidMK

        Are you actually trying to say that being overweight is not the number one greatest health risk for having a poor outcome for covid? Come on...it’s not even up for debate.

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      1. TruthSeekingLiberal‏ @LiberalSeeking Mar 4
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        Not acknowledging that obese people are at high risk is about the most harmful public health measure there could be. Covid discriminates. Period.

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