An epidemic within the novel coronavirus pandemic

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As the world struggles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a clearer picture of the risk factors for severe infection and even death has started to emerge. Obesity and the metabolic changes that accompany it now stand out as leading risk factors for COVID-19 infection. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists severe obesity at any age as a high-risk condition for COVID-19. The high risk from obesity spotlights how the obesity epidemic in America has collided…