Costs of the COVID ‐19 pandemic associated with obesity in Europe: A health‐care cost model

This study reveals that excess weight contributes disproportionally to the costs of COVID ‐19. This might reflect that overweight and obesity caused the COVID‐19 pandemic to result in more severe outcomes for citizens and higher secondary care costs throughout Europe.

Source: Clinical Obesity - February 8, 2021 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Sebastien Czernichow, Stephen C. Bain, Matthew Capehorn, Mette B øgelund, Maria Elmegaard Madsen, Cecilie Yssing, Annabell Cajus McMillan, Ana‐Paula Cancino, Ulrik Haagen Panton Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research