Obesity and impaired metabolic health are established risk factors for the non-
communicable diseases (NCDs) type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease …

Obesity is an emerging independent risk factor for susceptibility to and severity of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Background Observational studies suggest that bariatric–metabolic surgery might greatly
improve non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, the efficacy of surgery on NASH …

How the impact of the COVID‐19 stay‐at‐home orders is influencing physical, mental and
financial health among vulnerable populations, including those with obesity is unknown. The …

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by the novel
coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Individuals …

Major updates to 1991 National Institutes of Health guidelines for bariatric surgery Metabolic
and bariatric surgery (MBS) is recommended for individuals with a body mass index (BMI)> …

Summary In May 2020, Latin America became the epicenter of the COVID‐19 pandemic, a
region already afflicted by social disparities, poor healthcare access, inadequate nutrition …

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centres and might therefore not represent the complete global picture. Furthermore …

Importance Obesity is an established risk factor for severe COVID-19 infection. However, it is
not known whether losing weight is associated with reduced adverse outcomes of COVID-19 …

Abstract The World Health Organization declared COVID-19, the infectious disease caused
by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, a pandemic on March 12, 2020. COVID-19 is causing …