COVID-19, Obesity, and Structural Racism: Understanding the Past and Identifying Solutions for the Future.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.01.010
Abstract: Long-standing systemic inequalities-fueling unequal access to critical resources such as healthcare, housing, education, and employment opportunities-are largely responsible for the significant race disparities in obesity and COVID-19. Because of this legacy, public health emergencies like… read more here.
Keywords: understanding past; obesity structural; racism understanding; covid obesity ... See more keywords
COVID‐19, obesity, and immune response 2 years after the pandemic: A timeline of scientific advances
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DOI: 10.1111/obr.13496
Abstract: In the 2 years since the COVID‐19 pandemic was officially declared, science has made considerable strides in understanding the disease's pathophysiology, pharmacological treatments, immune response, and vaccination, but there is still much room for further advances,… read more here.
Keywords: covid obesity; timeline; immune response; obesity immune ... See more keywords
COVID-19 and Obesity: A Pandemic Wrapped in an Epidemic
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DOI: 10.1177/1559827621995393
Abstract: According to the World Health Organization, more than 650 million adults in 2016 were obese. In addition, 39% of adults over age 18 years old were overweight. It has been estimated that at least 2.8… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; obesity pandemic; health; covid obesity ... See more keywords
COVID-19 and obesity: the confrontation of two pandemics.
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DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202201_27896
Abstract: In 2009, obesity was identified for the first time as a risk factor for increased disease severity and mortality in patients infected with the H1N1 influenza A virus. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, overweight and… read more here.
Keywords: obesity confrontation; covid obesity; covid pandemic; severity ... See more keywords
COVID-19: Obesity, deprivation and death
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DOI: 10.7189/jogh.10.020389
Abstract: COVID-19 nation death rates vary greatly, but countries with low obesity rates have consistently low fatality rates; specifically, Thailand, China, South Korea, Japan and Pakistan are all countries of over 10 million population, but with… read more here.
Keywords: death; obesity deprivation; covid obesity; deprivation death ... See more keywords