Controlled obesity status: a rarely used concept, but with particular importance in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Autor: Halpern B; Obesity Group, Department of Endocrinology, Hospital das Clinicas Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. brunohalpern@hotmail.com.; Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Brazilian Association for the Study of Obesity (ABESO), São Paulo, Brazil. brunohalpern@hotmail.com., Mancini MC; Obesity Group, Department of Endocrinology, Hospital das Clinicas Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.; Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SBEM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of endocrinological investigation [J Endocrinol Invest] 2021 Apr; Vol. 44 (4), pp. 877-880. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 29.
DOI: 10.1007/s40618-020-01389-0
Abstrakt: Obesity is a chronic disease that causes and aggravates several other diseases, and early reports suggest it is an important risk factor for COVID-19 severity. Although a deeper understanding of this relationship is vital, it is also important to inform the general public about the risks and, ideally, offer strategies to mitigate the risks. As "resolution" of obesity in the short-term is not feasible, it is indeed possible that smaller weight losses and increase in physical activity can actually reduce the risks. In this context, we propose that a term called "controlled obesity" be more often used and studied, in which those who have lost over 10% of their maximal weight and, ideally, are physically active are considered healthier. This context can have much broader usefulness, beyond the pandemics, as evidence points that weight loss over 10% can significant reduce overall health risks, irrespective of final BMI.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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