Lessons from COVID-19 about the obesity epidemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted our ineffective approach to the obesity epidemic in the United States. I believe COVID-19 would have claimed fewer lives if we had healthier patients and less obesity. According to the CDC,“obesity may triple the risk of hospitalization due to COVID-19 infection.” Additionally, they note that obesity can make intubationRead more …Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more.

Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 4, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/carol-petke" rel="tag" > Carol Petke, APRN < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Obesity Source Type: blogs