Open AccessCoronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and alterations of body composition
Author(s) -
Edda Cava,
Salvatore Carbone
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1473-6519
pISSN - 1363-1950
DOI - 10.1097/mco.0000000000000740
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcopenia , malnutrition , obesity , disease , intensive care medicine , lean body mass , pandemic , asymptomatic , overnutrition , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , body weight
This manuscript reviews evidence collected during COVID-19 pandemic and provides information on the impact of body composition on severity and outcomes of the disease, analysing methods used for body composition assessment. Malnutrition-screening tools will also be discussed to screen and diagnose the patients at higher risk of COVID-19 severity and related worse outcomes.