Considerations for Obesity, Vitamin D, and Physical Activity Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Vitamin D Deficiency
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Exercise
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
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Obesity
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Obesity (Silver Spring)
Journal subject:
Nutritional Sciences
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Physiology
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Metabolism
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Oby.22838
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