Obesity and COVID-19: a call for action from people living with obesity

S Le Brocq, K Clare, M Bryant, K Roberts… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Data from France and the UK have showed a disproportionately higher prevalence of
obesity in patients with COVID-19 admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) compared with …

COVID-19 and obesity—lack of clarity, guidance, and implications for care

SW Flint, AA Tahrani - The lancet Diabetes & endocrinology, 2020 - thelancet.com
S2213-8587 (20) 30156-X is important to not neglect people who might be at the highest
risk, as they will be affected both directly and indirectly. It is vital for all health services to …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of obesity among adult inpatients with COVID-19 in France

C Caussy, F Pattou, F Wallet, C Simon… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2020 - thelancet.com
The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has led to an unprecedented health crisis. Hence, it is
crucial to identify individuals who are susceptible to developing severe COVID-19 and could …

Associations between body-mass index and COVID-19 severity in 6· 9 million people in England: a prospective, community-based, cohort study

M Gao, C Piernas, NM Astbury… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Obesity is a major risk factor for adverse outcomes after infection with SARS-
CoV-2. We aimed to examine this association, including interactions with demographic and …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity and COVID-19: What are the Consequences?

C Steenblock, M Hassanein, EG Khan… - Hormone and …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Obesity is an increasing health problem all over the world. In combination with the current
COVID-19 pandemic, this has turned into a massive challenge as individuals with …

The dual pandemics of COVID-19 and obesity: bidirectional impact

N Kapoor, S Kalra, W Al Mahmeed, K Al-Rasadi… - Diabetes Therapy, 2022 - Springer
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for the
COVID-19 pandemic, has been shown to disrupt many organ systems in the human body …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and diabetes: a co-conspiracy?

TL Diabetes - The Lancet. Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patients with diabetes have been in the spotlight since the early stages of the pandemic, as
growing epidemiological data have revealed they are at highe r risk of severe clinical …

[HTML][HTML] COVID 19 and the patient with obesity–the editors speak out

DH Ryan, E Ravussin, S Heymsfield - Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The pandemic of COVID-19 is bringing public health to the forefront for all members of The
Obesity Society. COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and is thought to …

COVID-19 and obesity: links and risks

CJ Lavie, F Sanchis-Gomar, BM Henry… - Expert review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Applicable to the fields of endocrinology, as well as for specialists in cardiovascular disease
(CVD), obesity has numerous cardiometabolic unfavorable consequences. Obesity is by far …

Diabetes after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Z Al-Aly - The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2023 - thelancet.com
The COVID-19 global pandemic represents a unique opportunity to better understand the
post-viral and post-infectious condition. More than 2 years into the pandemic, a large body of …