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cord-318391-2s0rjfn8	Akirov, Amit	Tackling Obesity During the COVID‐19 Pandemic	2020-08-14		.txt	text/plain	2525	147	48	A study to assess the effects of lockdown during COVID-19 epidemic on lifestyle in patients with type 2 diabetes in north India reported carbohydrate consumption and frequency of snacking increased in 21% and 23% of study participants, respectively, while exercise duration decreased in 42% and weight gain was documented in 23% of patients [14] . Furthermore, obesity class I (BMI>30 kg/m2) and obesity class II (BMI>35 kg/m2) have been associated with an increased risk for need of invasive mechanical ventilation in patients hospitalized for COVID-19, independent of age, sex, diabetes mellitus and hypertension [9, 13] . A study from China reported similar findings, noting the association of obesity with high mortality risk in young patients with COVID-19 [3] . Data from England reported that patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes were at increased risk for COVID-19 associated mortality, and there was a U-shaped relationship with BMI. Obesity is clearly a pivotal risk factor associated with severe disease -including greater rate of hospital admission, ICU admission, need for ventilation and excess mortality.	./cache/cord-318391-2s0rjfn8.txt	./txt/cord-318391-2s0rjfn8.txt