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

Halpern, Bruno; Laura da Costa Louzada, Maria; Aschner, Pablo; Gerchman, Fernando; Brajkovich, Imperia; Rocha Faria‐Neto, José; Escaño Polanco, Felix; Montero, Julio; María Marín Juliá, Silvia; A. Lotufo, Paulo; H. Franco, Oscar

doi:10.1111/obr.13165

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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

Published in Obesity Reviews • Nov 23, 2020

Authors:

Bruno Halpern

Maria Laura da Costa Louzada

Pablo Aschner

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 Ameri...

Subject

Latin Americans

Pandemic

Obesity

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