There is a strong association between metabolic health and how well a patient with coronavirus may respond to treatment. We make an effort to track articles, papers, and research coming out on this connection here:

  1. Endocrine and metabolic link to coronavirus infection
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-020-0353-9
  2. COVID-19 and metabolic syndrome – An association too difficult to ignore
    https://www.touchendocrinology.com/insight/novel-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-and-metabolic-syndrome-an-association-too-difficult-to-ignore/
  3. New CDC data shows danger of coronavirus for those with diabetes, heart or lung disease, other chronic conditions
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/new-cdc-data-on-underlying-health-conditions-in-coronavirus-patients-who-need-hospitalization-intensive-care/2020/03/31/0217f8d2-7375-11ea-85cb-8670579b863d_story.html
  4. Preliminary Estimates of the Prevalence of Selected Underlying Health Conditions Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 — United States, February 12–March 28, 2020
    https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6913e2.htm
  5. COVID-19: Extra caution needed for patients with diabetes
    https://www.the-hospitalist.org/hospitalist/article/219144/diabetes/covid-19-extra-caution-needed-patients-diabetes
  6. Obesity Linked to Severe Coronavirus Disease, Especially for Younger Patients
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/health/coronavirus-obesity-higher-risk.html
  7. Factors associated with hospitalization and critical illness among 4,103 patients with COVID-19 disease in New York City
    https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.08.20057794v1
  8. Obesity in patients younger than 60 years is a risk factor for Covid-19 hospital admission
    https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa415/5818333
  9. Evidence obesity is a risk factor for serious illness with coronavirus is mounting – even if you’re young
    https://theconversation.com/evidence-obesity-is-a-risk-factor-for-serious-illness-with-coronavirus-is-mounting-even-if-youre-young-137081
  10. The coronavirus is particularly unkind to those who are obese
    https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-04-15/coronavirus-risk-higher-for-obese-people
  11. COVID-19 is hitting some patients with obesity particularly hard
    https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid19-obesity-risk-factor
  12. How your diet can help flatten the curve
    https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/opinions/healthy-diet-immune-system-covid-19-mozaffarian-glickman-nikbin-meydani/index.html
  13. For coronavirus patients with diabetes, blood sugar control is key, China study reveals
    https://www.foxnews.com/science/coronavirus-patients-diabetes-blood-sugar-control-key
  14. For people with diabetes and COVID-19, blood sugar control is key
    https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/cp-fpw050120.php
  15. Association of Blood Glucose Control and Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19 and Pre-existing Type 2 Diabetes
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550413120302382
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