Articles:
Bays HE. COVID-19, Obesity, and the Art of Bathroom Cleaning: What Can a Pandemic Teach us About an Epidemic? Archives of L-MARC Research Center: Open Access © April 25 2020 Click here to download
Abstract
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an upper respiratory tract infection that can affect multiple body organ systems. Beyond the devastating mortality, the COVID-19 pandemic has tragically affected the world and its economies. Governments, societies, healthcare systems, healthcare providers and patients have responded in dramatic fashion. The COVID-19 pandemic has analogies to the obesity epidemic, regarding resource challenges, messaging, willingness to change, disparities, research, need for individual approaches, stigma, shaming, bullying, cost and matters of simple human dignity. This commentary was written near the peak of COVID-19 and integrates real time events along with published medical literature. The intent is to provide explanations about interventions that worked, those that did not work, and how lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic might apply to the obesity epidemic. It is hoped this review will provide a “time capsule” resource to look back upon, for those who may forget the turmoil, uncertainty, horribleness, sacrifice, and heroism during this most unique of experiences. It is hoped this review may be instructive when the next pandemic occurs. Mostly, when COVID-19 pandemic priorities abate, it is hoped the same degree of attention and resources will be prioritized towards addressing the obesity epidemic.
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