Abstract:

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new type of coronavirus, which is the factor of the disease called the World Health Organization (WHO) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). It first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan and rapidly spread throughout the world. COVID-19, which can be transmitted from humans to humans very quickly, is associated with age with hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, etc. It looks more severe in people with comorbidity. Obesity, a major public health problem today, increases the risk of non-communicable chronic diseases and causes the development of respiratory diseases. Although the mechanism to reveal the relationship between obesity and COVID-19 is not clearly known, studies have shown that the increase in body weight has also increased the severity of COVID-19 infection. As a result, in the treatment of COVID-19 disease, which is a major health problem throughout the world and in our country; diabetes, hypertension, etc., as well as illness should be taken care of obesity in order to relieve the course of the disease and reduce the number of patients in intensive care and the duration of stay. This collection discussed the relationship and possible mechanisms between obesity and COVID-19. Keywords: Obesity, body mass index, COVID-19, inflammation. Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new type of coronavirus which is the cause of disease named the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO), first appeared in Wuhan, China and spread all over the world rapidly. COVID-19, which can be transmitted rapidly from person to person, is age-related; however, it is more severe in people with comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc. Being one of the serious health issues today, obesity increases the risk of non-communicable diseases and causes the development of respiratory diseases. Although the mechanism between obesity and COVID-19 is not clearly known, studies have shown that the increase in body weight is positively associated with the severity of COVID-19 infection, the need for treatment in the intensive care unit, and the rates of mechanical ventilation. Consequently, obesity should be considered in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 disease, which is a critical health issue across the world and in our country, in addition to chronic diseases, to reduce the course of the disease and complications. In this study, the relationship and possible mechanisms between obesity and COVID-19 are discussed. Keywords: Obesity, body mass index, COVID-19, inflammation.

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