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Considerations for Obesity, Vitamin D, and Physical Activity Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Carter, Stephen J; Baranauskas, Marissa N; Fly, Alyce D.
  • Carter SJ; Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
  • Baranauskas MN; Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
  • Fly AD; Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Obesity (Silver Spring) ; 28(7): 1176-1177, 2020 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-636319
ABSTRACT
As the biomedical community races to disentangle the unknowns associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus responsible for causing coronavirus disease, the link between diminished immune function and individuals with obesity raises important questions about the possibility for greater viral pathogenicity in this population. Increased adiposity may undermine the pulmonary microenvironment wherein viral pathogenesis and immune cell trafficking could contribute to a maladaptive cycle of local inflammation and secondary injury. A further challenge to those with obesity during the current pandemic may involve vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. In the interest of personal and public health, we caution decision- and policy makers alike not to pin all hope on a proverbial "silver bullet." Until further breakthroughs emerge, we should remember that modifiable lifestyle factors such as diet and physical activity should not be marginalized. Decades of empirical evidence support both as key factors promoting health and wellness.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Vitamin D Deficiency / Exercise / Coronavirus Infections / Betacoronavirus / Obesity Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Obesity (Silver Spring) Journal subject: Nutritional Sciences / Physiology / Metabolism Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Oby.22838

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Vitamin D Deficiency / Exercise / Coronavirus Infections / Betacoronavirus / Obesity Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Obesity (Silver Spring) Journal subject: Nutritional Sciences / Physiology / Metabolism Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Oby.22838