The adoption of emerging technologies in healthcare systems plays a crucial part in anti-obesity initiatives. COVID-19 has intensified the Body Mass Index (BMI) discourses in AI (Artificial Intelligence)-powered social media. However, few studies have reported on the influence of digital content on obesity prevention policies. Understanding the nature and forums of obese metaphors in social media is the first step in policy intervention.
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Individuals with obesity are more prone to COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, requiring intensive care, and mortality | |||||||
Abbas et al. (2020) [ | Obesity increases the risks of COVID-19 | ||||||
35][24] | To understand the mutual effects between COVID-19 and obesity | Obesity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Busetto et al. (2020) [42][16] | To evaluate the relationship between the severity of COVID-19 infection and obesity | The statistical analysis method is used on hospitalized COVID-19 patients with different age groups and obesity | Overweight and obese patients suffering from COVID-19 requires the facilities of ventilation and the intensive care unit than the normal-weight patients | Obesity increases the severity of COVID-19 in patients |
Gao et al. (2020) [43][17] | To understand whether obesity is a risk factor for COVID-19 severity or not | Statistical analysis of hospitalized COVID-19 patients (75 with obesity and 75 without obesity) | Obese individuals were classified as severe COVID-19 patients | Obesity increases the severity of COVID-19 in patients | |||
Obesity is riskier for COVID-19 patients | |||||||
Mattioli et al. (2020) [48][22] | To understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the risk of becoming obese | COVID-19 control measures induced stress, anxiety and anger. Stress changes lifestyle and results in obesity |
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Stavridou et al. (2021) [50][25] | To evaluate obesity among people of different ages during the COVID-19 pandemic | The emergence of COVID-19 disrupted the activities of individuals. Increased food intake and reduced physical work are leading to obesity |
Cai et al. (2020) [39][13] | To understand the association between obesity and severity of COVID-19 | Statistical analysis was applied to data of consecutively hospitalized COVID-19 patients | The severity of COVID-19 in overweight patients was greater than in normal-weight patients The severity of COVID-19 in obese patients was greater than in overweight patients |
Obesity increases the severity of COVID-19 patients |
Dohet et al. (2021) [49][23] | To understand obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic | COVID-19-induced lockdown resulted in changes in lifestyle, mental health, and weight, leading to obesity | Nakeshbandi et al. (2020) [44][18] | To illustrate the association between obesity and COVID-19 | A retrospective cohort study on hospitalized COVID-19 patients | Overweight and obese people had a higher mortality risk than normal-weight people. Overweight and obese people were more likely to require intubation than normal-weight people. Obesity raises the risk of mortality in males |
Obesity increases COVID-19′s associated risks |
Nagy et al. (2023) [45][19] | To understand the impact of obesity on COVID-19 patients | Observational study on hospitalized COVID-19 infected | Obesity is found as the most significant risk factor for COVID-19 patients | Obesity increases COVID-19′s associated risks | |||
Guo et al. (2023) [46][20] | To identify the impact of obesity on respiratory tract immunity for COVID-19 infected | Examined the ventilated COVID-19 infected patients with obese and non-obese | The strength of the nasal immune cells of obese children is reduced | Blunted tissue immune responses in obese patients |