- Even though young individuals are at decreased risk of critical COVID-19, if obesity is a concomitant condition, patients are ∼2.0 times more likely to need critical care on admission.
- Obese people may not benefit from a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 to the same extent as healthy-weight individuals.
- ACE2 expression in adipose pads and adipose tissue capacity to induce systemic inflammation

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An imbalanced nutritional status resulting from excessive intake of nutrients generated by an energy imbalance between food consumption and energy expenditure leading to disorders such as obesity.

Overnutrition

Silverio, R., Gonçalves, D. C., Andrade, M. F., & Seelaender, M. (2020). Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Nutritional Status: The Missing Link?. Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), nmaa125. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmaa125

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