Obesity May Play a Role in COVID-19 Outcomes

Gordon examines how obesity may play a role in COVID-19 outcomes. COVID-19 is having a significant negative impact on social and economic lives. The COVID-19 pandemic should help everyone to make necessary changes in their lives in order to ensure their future well-being. Both are affected by many factors, and dietary choices are most central. In any stressful situation, it is in the individual's best interest to be in good health for oneself, family, and society. While society is suffering from a current acute pandemic with COVID-19, there is also an increasing and chronic pandemic of being overweight and obese. Obesity and viral infections put a strain on the immune system, contributing to inflammation.