Obesidade e agravamento da COVID19 –Artigo de revisão

Abstract

Introduction: obesity, which is an inflammatory disease of global incidence, has been the major deciding factor in hospitalizations, after age, which may indicate the role of hyperinflammatory reactions that occur in people with Covid-19.Objective: to identify relevant articles that discusses obesity in adults and the infectious disease caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Methodology: in April 2020, a search for articles published between November 2019 and April 2020 was carried out, with the reference language being English and using the National Library of Medicine / NLM (Medline / PubMed) and the World Health Organization. Results: the most recent and relevant publications in different countries and epidemiological situation at respect to obesity and worsening of Covid-19 try to elucidate the pathophysiological factors of this relationship. Conclusion: it is necessary to deepen research and studies that identify the severity of obesity in the face of the Covid19 pandemic for a better understanding of this relationship in order to: provide better treatments to patients who are victims of SARS-CoV-2 infection, consider BMI in the prediction of greaterrisk, promote therapeutic interventions based on the pathophysiological understanding of obesity and communicate thisrisk to society without stigmatization, healthy lifestyle and better food choices.