Obesity and Long COVID: intersecting epidemics?

By afschroeder • January 23, 2026

Gottlieb M, Yu H, Chen J, Spatz ES, Gentile NL, Geyer RE, Santangelo M, Malicki C, Gatling K, O'Laughlin KN, Stephens KA, Elmore JG, Wisk LE, L'Hommedieu M, Rodriguez RM, Montoy JCC, Wang RC, Rising KL, Kean E, Dyal JW, Hill MJ, Venkatesh AK, Weinstein RA; INSPIRE Group. Obesity and Long COVID: intersecting epidemics? BMC Public Health. 2026 Jan 22. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-26134-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41566432.

Tags: covid-19, General Internal Medicine, long COVID, Obesity, Publications, SARS-CoV-2

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