Busetto, L. (Luca)
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- Obesity and COVID-19: The two sides of the coin(Karger, 2020) Farpour-Lambert, N. (Nathalie); Busetto, L. (Luca); Ramos-Salas, X. (Ximena); OMalley, G. (Grace); Woodward, E. (Euan); Mullerova, D. (Dana); Hassapiou, M.N. (Maria N.); Frühbeck, G. (Gema); Yumuk, V. (Volkan); Halford, J.C.G. (Jason C. G.); Golan, R. (Rachel); Sagen, J.V. (Jorn V.); Bettini, S. (Silvia); Dicker, D. (Dror); Goossens, G.H. (Gijs H.)The World Health Organization declared COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, a pandemic on March 12, 2020. COVID-19 is causing massive health problems and economic suffering around the world. The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) promptly recognised the impact that the outbreak could have on people with obesity. On one side, emerging data suggest that obesity represents a risk factor for a more serious and complicated course of COVID-19 in adults. On the other side, the health emergency caused by the outbreak diverts attention from the prevention and care of non-communicable chronic diseases to communicable diseases. This might be particularly true for obesity, a chronic and relapsing disease frequently neglected and linked to significant bias and stigmatization. The Obesity Management Task Force (OMTF) of EASO contributes in this paper to highlighting the key aspects of these two sides of the coin and suggests some specific actions.
- European association for the study of obesity position statement on the global COVID-19 pandemic(Karger, 2020) Farpour-Lambert, N. (Nathalie); Busetto, L. (Luca); Ramos-Salas, X. (Ximena); Woodward, E. (Euan); Holm, J.C. (Jens-Christian); Lehtinen-Jacks, S. (Susanna); Mullerova, D. (Dana); Frühbeck, G. (Gema); Yumuk, V. (Volkan); Halford, J.C.G. (Jason C. G.); O’Malley, G. (Grace); Handjieva-Darlenska, T. (Teodora); Rutter, H. (Harry); Sagen, J.V. (Jorn V.); Dicker, D. (Dror); Hassapidou, M. (Maria); Lyn-Baker, J. (Jennifer); Goossens, G.H. (Gijs H.)COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 12, 2020. The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), as a scientific and medical society dedicated to the promotion of health and well-being, is greatly concerned about this global health challenge and its significant impacts on individuals, families, communities, health systems, nations, and wider society.
- The ABCD of obesity: An EASO position statement on a diagnostic term with clinical and scientific implications(S. Karger AG, 2019) Farpour-Lambert, N. (Nathalie); Busetto, L. (Luca); Woodward, E. (Euan); Frühbeck, G. (Gema); Yumuk, V. (Volkan); Halford, J.C.G. (Jason C. G.); Hebebrand, J. (Joahnnes); Blaak, E.E. (Ellen E.); Toplak, H. (Hermann); Dicker, D. (Dror); Goossens, G.H. (Gijs H.)Obesity is a frequent, serious, complex, relapsing, and chronic disease process that represents a major public health problem. The coining of obesity as an adiposity-based chronic disease (ABCD) is of particular relevance being in line with EASO’s proposal to improve the International Classification of Diseases ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for obesity based on three dimensions, namely etiology, degree of adiposity, and health risks. The body mass index as a unique measurement of obesity does not reflect the whole complexity of the disease. Obesity complications are mainly determined by 2 pathological processes, i.e., physical forces (fat mass disease) as well as endocrine and immune responses (sick fat disease), which are embedded in a cultural and physical context leading to a specific ABCD stage.
- Vaccinating people with obesity for COVID-19: EASO call for action(Karger, 2021) Dicker, D. (Dror); Golan, R. (Rachel); Lyn-Baker, J. (Jennifer); Busetto, L. (Luca); Frühbeck, G. (Gema); Goossens, G.H. (Gijs H.); Halford, J.C.G. (Jason C. G.); Holm, J.C. (Jens-Christian); Woodward, E. (Euan); Farpour-Lambert, N. (Nathalie)