There is mounting evidence that obesity is a major risk factor for severe illness and mortality from COVID-19. There is an urgent need for research to elucidate the mechanisms by which obesity contributes to the severity of COVID-19 illness, in order to identify potential targets for treatment. In this report, the authors analyse key factors which influence the relationship between COVID-19 and obesity.
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Michigan State Univ, Coll Human Med, Dept Diabet & Endocrinol, Med, Grand Rapids, MI USAMichigan State Univ, Coll Human Med, Dept Diabet & Endocrinol, Med, Grand Rapids, MI USA
Nadolsky, Karl Z.
Hurley, Daniel L.
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Mayo Clin, Div Endocrinol Diabet Metab & Nutr, Med, Rochester, MN USAMichigan State Univ, Coll Human Med, Dept Diabet & Endocrinol, Med, Grand Rapids, MI USA
Hurley, Daniel L.
Garvey, W. Timothy
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Univ Alabama Birmingham, UAB Diabet Res Ctr, Dept Nutr Sci, Med, Birmingham, AL USAMichigan State Univ, Coll Human Med, Dept Diabet & Endocrinol, Med, Grand Rapids, MI USA