Obese communities among the best predictors of COVID-19-related deaths

Conclusion This article shows a tight correlation between average BMI, food supply per country, and COVID-19-related deaths. Such predisposing factors might operate by upregulating the inflammation pathway in heavily struck countries, leading to easier triggering of the infamous cytokine storm syndrome. Obesity also increases cardiovascular and respiratory morbidities, which are coupled to increased ICU demand and deaths among infected cases. Video abstract: http://links.lww.com/CAEN/A25.
Source: Cardiovascular Endocrinology - Category: Cardiology Tags: Original Article Source Type: research