Infection of visceral fat cells may contribute to severe COVID-19 more than subcutaneous fat
Experiments conducted in Brazil by researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and the University of São Paulo (USP) have...
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SARS-CoV-2 infects fat tissue and creates inflammation
A study by Stanford Medicine investigators shows that SARS-CoV-2 can infect human fat tissue. This phenomenon was seen in laboratory...
Surgery induced weight loss can reduce risk of severe COVID-19 complications
Patients with obesity who previously achieved weight loss with bariatric surgery were associated with a 60% lower risk of developing...
Why obesity increases risk of cardiovascular complications in COVID-19
Researchers from Brazil has reported that higher BMI can modulate or intensify endothelial damage, a condition in which the blood vessels...
High BMI independently associated with mortality for COVID patients
In patients with COVID-19, a high body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of death and prolonged intensive care unit...
Excess body weight significantly associated with COVID-19 mortality
There is a statistically significant positive association between COVID-19 mortality and the proportion of the overweight in adult...
Multiple COVID-19-diabetes studies shows the risks associated with diabetes
The latest update to a large and continuing review and meta-analysis of studies of COVID-19 and diabetes confirms that patients with a...
COVID-19 may trigger hyperglycemia increasing morality
COVID-19 may bring high risks of severe disease and death in many patients by disrupting key metabolic signals and thereby triggering...
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