Covid-19 has made the obesity epidemic worse, but failed to ignite enough action
Meera Senthilingam
Abstract
The evidence is clear that obesity is a risk factor for severe covid-19 disease and death. <b>Meera Senthilingam</b> asks what this increased urgency has done to boost action against this other epidemic
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Action (physics)Obesity2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineRisk factorDiseaseCall to actionVirologyIntensive care medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakPathologyBusinessQuantum mechanicsMarketingPhysicsClimate Change and Health ImpactsCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies