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Obesity and COVID-19 in Latin America: A tragedy of two pandemics-Official document of the Latin American Federation of Obesity Societies.

Executive Committee, Latin American Federation of Obesity Societies (FLASO), Executive Committee, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Obesity Group, Department of Endocrinology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Weight Control Center, Hospital 9 de Julho, São Paulo, Brazil. School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Center of Epidemiology Research on Nutrition and Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Javeriana University School of Medicine, San Ignacio University Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia. Internal Medicine Department, Post-graduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Endocrine and Metabolism Division, Hospital de Clínicas, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Department of Internal Medicine B-School of Medicine "Luis Razetti", University Hospital of Caracas-Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. Center for Clinical and Epidemiological Research (EpiCenter), School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. Executive Committee, Argentinian Society of Obesity and Alimentary Disorders, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Obesity Group, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, Havana, Cuba. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. 2021;(3):e13165
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Abstract

In May 2020, Latin America became the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, a region already afflicted by social disparities, poor healthcare access, inadequate nutrition and a large prevalence of noncommunicable chronic diseases. Obesity and its comorbidities are increasingly prevalent in Latin America, with a more rapid growth in individuals with lower income, and currently a disease associated with COVID-19 severity, complications and death. In this document, the Latin American Association of Obesity Societies and collaborators present a review of the burden of two pandemics in Latin America, discuss possible mechanisms that explain their relationship with each other and provide public health and individual recommendations, as well as questions for future studies.

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Publication Type : Review

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MeSH terms : COVID-19 ; Obesity