UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal MedicineDocument Type
EditorialPublication Date
2021-02-16Keywords
COVID-19obesity
Infectious Disease
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Virus Diseases
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While most physicians understand the significant links between obesity, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome, many health care professionals do not recognize that obesity also predisposes individuals to multiple complications from COVID-19. Thus, during this terrible pandemic of COVID-19, the twin epidemic of obesity has exacerbated both the degree and severity of illness and resulted in substantial increases in mortality.Source
Rippe J, Foreyt JP. COVID-19 and Obesity: A Pandemic Wrapped in an Epidemic. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. February 2021. doi:10.1177/1559827621995393
DOI
10.1177/1559827621995393Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/27416PubMed ID
34366732ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/1559827621995393