Impact of obesity on COVID-19 patients

W Yu, KE Rohli, S Yang, P Jia - Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 2021 - Elsevier
With the increasing prevalence of obesity, there is a growing awareness of its impact on
infectious diseases. In past epidemics of influenza A and Middle East respiratory syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity as a risk factor for severe COVID-19 and complications: a review

F Demeulemeester, K de Punder, M van Heijningen… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Emerging data suggest that obesity is a major risk factor for the progression of major
complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cytokine storm and …

Age-related mitochondrial dysfunction as a key factor in COVID-19 disease

DJM Fernández-Ayala, P Navas… - Experimental gerontology, 2020 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 causes a severe pneumonia (COVID-19) that affects essentially elderly
people. In COVID-19, macrophage infiltration into the lung causes a rapid and intense …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants: implications on immune escape, vaccination, therapeutic and diagnostic strategies

NZ Zabidi, HL Liew, IA Farouk, A Puniyamurti, AJW Yip… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is associated with a lower fatality rate
than its SARS and MERS counterparts. However, the rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2 has …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 autopsy cases: detection of virus in endocrine tissues

AM Poma, D Bonuccelli, R Giannini, E Macerola… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose The SARS-CoV-2 genome has been detected in a variety of human
samples including blood, urine, semen, and faeces. However, evidence of virus presence in …

Are fatty nuts a weighty concern? A systematic review and meta‐analysis and dose–response meta‐regression of prospective cohorts and randomized controlled trials

SK Nishi, E Viguiliouk, S Blanco Mejia… - Obesity …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nuts are recommended for cardiovascular health, yet concerns remain that nuts may
contribute to weight gain due to their high energy density. A systematic review and meta …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms contributing to adverse outcomes of COVID-19 in obesity

M Sudhakar, SB Winfred, G Meiyazhagan… - Molecular and cellular …, 2022 - Springer
A growing amount of epidemiological data from multiple countries indicate an increased
prevalence of obesity, more importantly central obesity, among hospitalized subjects with …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity, diabetes and COVID-19: an infectious disease spreading from the east collides with the consequences of an unhealthy western lifestyle

JMP Holly, K Biernacka, N Maskell… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The pandemic of COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has had a global
impact not seen for an infectious disease for over a century. This acute pandemic has …

Hospital readmissions and post-discharge all-cause mortality in COVID-19 recovered patients; A systematic review and meta-analysis

ZS Ramzi - The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The present study aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis on the
prevalence of one-year hospital readmissions and post-discharge all-cause mortality in …

[HTML][HTML] Mediterranean diet for the prevention of gestational diabetes in the Covid-19 era: implications of Il-6 in diabesity

AL Fedullo, A Schiattarella, M Morlando… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this review is to highlight the influence of the Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) on
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) and Gestational Weight Gain (GWG) during the COVID …