COVID-19 & Obesity

29 June 2020
25 March 2021
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Position Statement

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COVID-19 vaccines are effective in people with obesity: A position statement from The Obesity Society

W. Scott Butsch,  Alexandra Hajduk,  Michelle I. Cardel,  William T. Donahoo,  Theodore K. Kyle,  Fatima Cody Stanford,  Lori M. Zeltser,  Catherine M. Kotz,  Ania M. Jastreboff, 
  • First Published: 01 July 2021

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History of bariatric surgery and COVID-19 outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: Results from the CORONADO study

Claire Blanchard,  Tanguy Perennec,  Sarra Smati,  Blandine Tramunt,  Béatrice Guyomarch,  Edith Bigot-Corbel,  Lyse Bordier,  Sophie Borot,  Olivier Bourron,  Cyrielle Caussy,  Christine Coffin-Boutreux,  Anne Dutour,  Natacha Germain,  Céline Gonfroy-Leymarie,  Laurent Meyer,  Gaëtan Prevost,  Ronan Roussel,  Dominique Seret-Bégué,  Charles Thivolet,  Bruno Vergès,  Matthieu Pichelin,  Pierre Gourdy,  Samy Hadjadj,  Matthieu Wargny,  François Pattou,  Bertrand Cariou,  for the CORONADO investigators , 
  • First Published: 29 September 2021
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Antibody responses to BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine: Infection-naïve individuals with abdominal obesity warrant attention

Alexis Elias Malavazos,  Sara Basilico,  Gianluca Iacobellis,  Valentina Milani,  Rosanna Cardani,  Federico Boniardi,  Carola Dubini,  Ilaria Prandoni,  Gloria Capitanio,  Laura Valentina Renna,  Sara Boveri,  Roberta Rigolini,  Matteo Carrara,  Giovanni Spuria,  Teresa Cuppone,  Aurelia D’acquisto,  Luca Carpinelli,  Marta Sacchi,  Lelio Morricone,  Francesco Secchi,  Elena Costa,  Lorenzo Menicanti,  Enzo Nisoli,  Michele Carruba,  Federico Ambrogi,  Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli, 
  • First Published: 30 November 2021
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BMI in early adulthood is associated with severe COVID-19 later in life: A prospective cohort study of 1.5 million Swedish men

Josefina Robertson,  Martin Adiels,  Lauren Lissner,  Kirsten Mehlig,  Agnes af Geijerstam,  Martin Lindgren,  Magnus Gisslén,  Elin Ekblom Bak,  Annika Rosengren,  Maria Åberg, 
  • First Published: 12 January 2022

Impact of transition from face-to-face to telehealth on behavioral obesity treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kathryn M. Ross,  Chelsea A. Carpenter,  Kelsey M. Arroyo,  Meena N. Shankar,  Fan Yi,  Peihua Qiu,  Lisa Anthony,  Jaime Ruiz,  Michael G. Perri, 
  • First Published: 17 January 2022

Gut microbiome and diet in populations with obesity: Role of the Na+/K+-ATPase transporter signaling in severe COVID-19

Zeid J. Khitan,  Khew-Voon Chin,  Komal Sodhi,  Murad Kheetan,  Ahlim Alsanani,  Joseph I. Shapiro, 
  • First Published: 19 January 2022

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight loss in participants in a behavioral weight-loss intervention

Adnin Zaman,  Kelsey J. Sloggett,  Ann E. Caldwell,  Victoria A. Catenacci,  Marc-Andre Cornier,  Laura Grau,  Céline Vetter,  Corey A. Rynders,  Elizabeth A. Thomas, 
  • First Published: 03 February 2022
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Sex-associated differences between BMI and SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers following the BNT162b2 vaccine

Shohei Yamamoto,  Tetsuya Mizoue,  Akihito Tanaka,  Yusuke Oshiro,  Natsumi Inamura,  Maki Konishi,  Mitsuru Ozeki,  Kengo Miyo,  Wataru Sugiura,  Haruhito Sugiyama,  Norio Ohmagari, 
  • First Published: 28 February 2022
Open Access

Impact of COVID-19 on life experiences reported by a diverse cohort of older adults with diabetes and obesity

Lynne E. Wagenknecht,  Ariana M. Chao,  Thomas A. Wadden,  Jeanne M. McCaffery,  Kathleen M. Hayden,  Blandine Laferrère,  Jeanne M. Clark,  Karen C. Johnson,  Marjorie J. Howard,  Susan Z. Yanovski,  Rena R. Wing,  the Look AHEAD Research Group , 
  • First Published: 11 March 2022

Associations between cardiometabolic disease severity, social determinants of health (SDoH), and poor COVID-19 outcomes

Carrie R. Howell,  Li Zhang,  Nengjun Yi,  Tapan Mehta,  Andrea L. Cherrington,  W. Timothy Garvey, 
  • First Published: 29 March 2022
Open Access

Why obesity and psychological stress matter in recovery of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2

Stephen J. Carter,  Marissa N. Baranauskas, 
  • First Published: 29 March 2022
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Attenuated efficacy of pediatric obesity treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bradley M. Appelhans,  Simone A. French,  Molly A. Martin,  Karen Lui,  Imke Janssen, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2021
Open Access

The angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker valsartan in the battle against COVID-19

Marlies de Ligt,  Matthijs K. C. Hesselink,  Johanna Jorgensen,  Johan W. E. Jocken,  Ellen E. Blaak,  Gijs H. Goossens, 
  • First Published: 05 May 2021
Free Access

Epicardial fat inflammation response to COVID-19 therapies

Gianluca Iacobellis,  Alexis Elias Malavazos,  Sara Basilico,  Silvia Tresoldi,  Rocco Francesco Rinaldo,  Carola Dubini,  Gloria Capitanio,  Francesca Serpi,  Simone Schiaffino,  Omar Alessandro Oliva,  Maurizio Cariati,  Lelio Morricone,  Stefano Centanni,  Francesco Sardanelli,  Michele Carruba,  Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli,  Francesco Secchi, 
  • First Published: 24 May 2021
Open Access

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on initial weight loss in a digital weight management program: A natural experiment

Tiffany Bullard,  Adam Medcalf,  Chad Rethorst,  Gary D. Foster, 
  • First Published: 19 May 2021
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The Independent Risk of Obesity and Diabetes and Their Interaction in COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Beverly G. Tchang,  Gulce Askin,  Ageline Sahagun,  Jonathan Hwang,  Hao Huang,  Felicia A. Mendelsohn Curanaj,  Jane J. Seley,  Monika M. Safford,  Laura C. Alonso,  Louis J. Aronne,  Alpana P. Shukla, 
  • First Published: 11 March 2021
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BMI and Risk for Severe COVID-19 Among Veterans Health Administration Patients

Jessica Y. Breland,  Michelle S. Wong,  W. Neil Steers,  Anita H. Yuan,  Taona P. Haderlein,  Donna L. Washington, 
  • First Published: 05 January 2021
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Nonrespiratory Complications and Obesity in Patients Dying with COVID-19 in Italy

Graziano Onder,  Luigi Palmieri,  Nicola Vanacore,  Marina Giuliano,  Silvio Brusaferro,  the Italian National Institute of Health COVID-19 Mortality Group , 
  • First Published: 18 August 2020
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BMI as a Risk Factor for Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 in New York

Tara S. Kim,  Mitchell Roslin,  Jason J. Wang,  Jamie Kane,  Jamie S. Hirsch,  Eun Ji Kim,  for the Northwell Health COVID-19 Research Consortium , 
  • First Published: 31 October 2020
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COVID-19 and its Severity in Bariatric Surgery-Operated Patients

Pierre Bel Lassen,  Christine Poitou,  Laurent Genser,  Florence Marchelli,  Judith Aron-Wisnewsky,  Cécile Ciangura,  Flavien Jacques,  Pauline Moreau,  NutriOmics investigators ,  Jean-Michel Oppert,  Karine Clément, 
  • First Published: 01 September 2020