Good deeds and cheap marketing-The food industry in the times of COVID-19.

Good deeds and cheap marketing-The food industry in the times of COVID-19. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 May 22;: Authors: White M, Nieto C, Barquera S Abstract The consumption of ultra-processed foods is one of the main drivers of the global obesity and non-communicable disease (NCDs) epidemic1 . It is well known that obesity is associated with a low intensity chronic inflammatory state that creates a suboptimal immune response,2 which negatively affects the prognosis of COVID-193 . The epidemic of obesity and COVID-19 can be viewed as a syndemic as they negatively interact with one another to exacerbate the course of disease, leading to greater complications and severe illness. Together, they create a simultaneous and significant burden on the health system4 . Thus, an in-depth analysis on the food industry's role in this pandemic and in our society is necessary. PMID: 32441869 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Obesity - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: research