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Why Is Obesity So Common in COVID-19 Patients? New Study Sheds Light – Technology Networks
The Link May Be a Hormone that Regulates Appetite and the Immune System.
A hormone that connects the bodys metabolism and immune response system may explain why COVID-19 is so dangerous for people with obesity.
The problem for people with obesity is that their leptin levels are always high, and that can affect the response to a COVID-19 infection, said Candida Rebello, PhD, RD, lead author of a new paper that traces the link between obesity and the virus.
The hormone leptin regulates appetite and metabolism. Leptin also regulates the cells that fight infection. Le…
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