Increase in weight stigma among adolescents on social media during COVID-19 pandemic
Over 50% of adolescents saw more weight stigmatising content on social media and reported feeling worse about their bodies, which was...
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ASMBS Foundation awards grants for COVID-19 & obesity studies
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation has awarded two research grants totalling US$50,000 to study...
First wave of COVID-19 pandemic caused cancellation of nearly all routine in-person obesity services
The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020 resulted in the cancellation of nearly all routine in-person obesity services...
The Obesity Society issues vaccine guidance for patients with obesity
A new position statement from The Obesity Society (TOS) has reported that COVID19 vaccines - such as Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson...
Obesity increases risk of long-term complications of COVID-19
A Cleveland Clinic study has reported that survivors of COVID-19 who have moderate or severe obesity may have a greater risk of...
Abdominal obesity more important than obesity in predicting severity of COVID-19
Abdominal obesity is more important than general obesity as shown by body mass index (BMI) in predicting the severity of chest X-ray...
COVID-19 pandemic could exacerbate childhood obesity
COVID-19 and childhood obesity - While much has been written about poor food and lack of physical activity in schools, the data show that...
COVID-19 patients with obesity are significantly more likely to need ICU care
People with obesity who are hospitalised with COVID-19 have a significantly higher rate of ICU admissions and longer duration of ICU stay...
PCOS suffers at significantly increased risk of COVID-19
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at a significantly increased risk of contracting COVID-19 than women without the...
Prior bariatric surgery lowers mortality and hospital admission rates for COVID patients
The outcomes from the first meta-analysis reporting the possible protective effects of bariatric surgery in patients with COVID-19...
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