rsv is a major risk factor for covid-19 complications
rsv is a major risk factor for covid-19 complications
metabolic changes caused by obesity  such as insulin resistance and inflammation  make it difficult for individuals with obesity to fight some infections, a trend that can be seen in other infectious diseases, such as influenza and hepatitis.", "obesity already is associated with numerous underlying risk factors for covid-19, including hypertension, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and chronic kidney and liver disease.", "given the significant threat covid-19 represents to individuals with obesity, healthy food policies can play a supportive  and especially important  role in mitigating covid-19 mortality and morbidity, he says.", 


































"the new paper reviews immunological and biomedical data to provide a detailed layout of the mechanisms and pathways that link obesity with increased risk of covid-19 as well as an increased likelihood of developing more severe complications from the virus.")