We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Obesity and COVID‐19 in Latin America: A tragedy of two pandemics—Official document of the Latin American Federation of Obesity Societies.
- Authors
Halpern, Bruno; Louzada, Maria Laura da Costa; Aschner, Pablo; Gerchman, Fernando; Brajkovich, Imperia; Faria‐Neto, José Rocha; Polanco, Felix Escaño; Montero, Julio; Juliá, Silvia María Marín; Lotufo, Paulo Andrade; Franco, Oscar H.
- Abstract
Summary: In May 2020, Latin America became the epicenter of the COVID‐19 pandemic, a region already afflicted by social disparities, poor healthcare access, inadequate nutrition and a large prevalence of noncommunicable chronic diseases. Obesity and its comorbidities are increasingly prevalent in Latin America, with a more rapid growth in individuals with lower income, and currently a disease associated with COVID‐19 severity, complications and death. In this document, the Latin American Association of Obesity Societies and collaborators present a review of the burden of two pandemics in Latin America, discuss possible mechanisms that explain their relationship with each other and provide public health and individual recommendations, as well as questions for future studies.
- Subjects
COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic; PANDEMICS; NON-communicable diseases; OBESITY
- Publication
Obesity Reviews, 2021, Vol 22, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1467-7881
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/obr.13165