Researchers have found individuals with body fat higher or lower than normal had a higher risk of disease infection. 

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- Risk of infection
- Effects by geographical location
- Proposed disease mechanisms that contribute to morbidity and mortality
- COVID-19 complications and outcomes

Focuses of Obesity in COVID-19 Patients

Maffetone, P. B., & Laursen, P. B. (2020). The perfect storm: Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic meets overfat pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health, 8, 135. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00135

The Perfect Storm: Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic Meets Overfat Pandemic

- China
- Italy
- Spain
- United States
- France
- United Kingdom
- Mexico

Obesity in COVID-19 Patients by Geographic Location

- ACE2 expression
- RAS activity
- cytokine storm
- endothelial dysfunction

Proposed Mechanisms Related to Obesity that Contribute to COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality

- In-hospital mortality 
- Risk of intubation 
- Acute kidney injury 
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome 
- Acute cardiac injury 

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