(2020) Reciprocal impacts of obesity and coronavirus disease 2019. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. ISSN 1735-1995
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Abstract
Countries around the world have experienced several problems with the beginning of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) crisis from late 2019 and its spread throughout the world in early 2020. The pandemic of COVID‑19 is causing morbidity and mortality.[1] Obese individuals are at high risk for this highly contagious virus, however the potential late‑onset consequences of this pandemic and related lockdown should be taken into account on the increasing risk of obesity and in turn on chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Figure 1 shows obesity impact on different body systems and the increasing risk of severe COVID‑19
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | obesity , coronavirus |
| Subjects: | WC Communicable Diseases > WC 500-590 Virus Diseases WD Disorders of Systemic, Metabolic or Environmental Origin, etc. > WD 200-226 Metabolic Diseases |
| Divisions: | Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease > Child Growth and Development Research Center |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Research in Medical Sciences |
| Journal Index: | ISI |
| Volume: | 25 |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.4103/jrms.JRMS₄₁₆₂₀ |
| ISSN: | 1735-1995 |
| Depositing User: | Zahra Otroj |
| URI: | http://eprints.mui.ac.ir/id/eprint/12742 |
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