In this episode, OMA Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA Dipl. ABOM and Deborah Bade Horn, DO, MPH, MFOMA discuss a recent article about the coronavirus and obesity. Topics covered include the J-shaped mortality risk association between COVID-19 and obesity and the role of inflammation.

In our article review podcasts, we have carefully selected recent articles included in the latest version of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Obesity Algorithm, which is a comprehensive review of obesity medicine that can be found at obesitymedicine.org. We then discuss this new science with obesity experts.

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Episode Guests

Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FACE, FNLA, FASPC, Dipl. ABOM

Deborah Bade Horn, DO, MPH, MFOMA

Articles Reviewed

Obesity and Mortality Among Patients Diagnosed With COVID-19: Results From an Integrated Health Care Organization

Individuals with obesity and COVID‐19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships