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Will the COVID-19 vaccine work as well in patients with obesity?
Source: Medical Xpress
When researchers began to develop what they hoped would be an effective COVID-19 vaccine, they already knew that H1N1 influenza—a novel virus, like COVID-19 – more severely affected patients with overweight or obesity. Patients with a body mass index of 30 or above had a higher risk of hospitalization and death from H1N1.
More years of obesity means higher risk of disease, study finds
Source: Medical Xpress
A greater obesity duration is associated with worse values for all cardiometabolic disease factors, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Tom Norris of Loughborough University, UK, and colleagues.
Maternal obesity may alter fetal brain development
Source: Medical Xpress
Obesity in pregnant women may impact the development of their offspring's brains, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Source: HealthDay
Adult obesity in the United States continues to rise, and being obese increases the risk of severe illness in people with COVID-19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns.
Study finds hospital-diagnosed overweight or obesity linked with markedly higher risk of death over 40 years
Source: Medical Xpress
Individuals whose overweight or obesity is diagnosed in hospital are 60% more likely to die compared to the general population, according to a nationwide Danish study that followed over 1.9 million people for up to 40 years, being presented at The European and International Congress on Obesity (ECOICO), held online this year from 1-4 September.