Nutritional Management Of Individuals With Obesity And Covid-19: Espen Expert Statements And Practical Guidance

The COVID-19 pandemics has created unprecedented challenges and threats to patients and healthcare systems worldwide. Acute respiratory complications that require intensive care unit (ICU) management are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in COVID-19 patients. Among other important risk factors for severe COVID-19 outcomes, obesity has emerged along with undernutrition-malnutrition as a strong predictor of disease risk and severity. Obesity-related excessive body fat may lead to respiratory, metabolic and immune derangements potentially favoring the onset of COVID-19 complications.

Source: Clinical Nutrition - May 10, 2021 Category: Nutrition Authors: Rocco Barazzoni, Stephan C. Bischoff, Luca Busetto, Tommy Cederholm, Michael Chourdakis, Cristina Cuerda, Nathalie Delzenne, Laurence Genton, Stephane Schneider, Pierre Singer, Yves Boirie Tags: ESPEN Endorsed Recommendation Source Type: research