Among patients with obesity, prior weight loss was associated with a lower risk of developing severe complications from COVID-19 infection, according to new study published in the journal iJAMA Surgery/i.
Numerous studies have established obesity as a major risk factor for developing serious illness from an infection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
bObesity weakens the immune system, creates a chronic inflammatory state, and increases risk for cardiovascular disease, blood clots, and lung conditions....
Among patients with obesity, prior weight loss was associated with a lower risk of developing severe complications from COVID-19 infection, according to new study published in the journal iJAMA Surgery/i.
Numerous studies have established obesity as a major risk factor for developing serious illness from an infection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
bObesity weakens the immune system, creates a chronic inflammatory state, and increases risk for cardiovascular disease, blood clots, and lung conditions....