Alcohol consumption and obesity: The hidden scare with COVID-19 severity.
Med Hypotheses
; 144: 110272, 2020 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-765390
ABSTRACT
Obese individuals seem to be at the highest risk of contracting COVID-19 infection. Furthermore, severity of morbidity and mortality rates are higher in the developed world as compared to the developing world. One probable reason for this difference could be the difference in living conditions and exposure to other infections. Secondly, the difference in food especially, alcohol use may have deteriorating effects superimposed with obesity. Our hypothesis suggests that a combination of alcohol consumption and obesity causes low immunity and makes the individual prone to develop 'cytokine storm' and 'acute respiratory distress syndrome'; the hallmark of COVID-19 mortality and morbidity. Thus, we propose that reducing any one trigger can have a beneficial effect in combating the disease severity.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Alcohol Drinking
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Alcoholism
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COVID-19
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Obesity
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Med Hypotheses
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.mehy.2020.110272
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