The clash of the dual pandemics – COVID-19 and obesity (Chua et al., 2020) [1Chua M.W.J., Zheng S. Obesity and COVID-19: the clash of two pandemics Obes Res Clin Pract 2020 ; 10.1016/j.orcp.2020.06.003

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références], threatens to exponentially increase the rates of obesity, which is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 and death (Garg et al., 2020; Peng et al., 2020; Wu et al., 2020; Kass et al., 2020) [2Garg S., Kim L., Whitaker M., O’Halloran A., Cummings C., Holstein R. Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 – COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1–30, 2020 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020 ;  69 : 458-464 [cross-ref]

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références, 3Peng Y.D., Meng K., Guan H.Q., Leng L., Zhu R.R., Wang B.Y., et al. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of 112 cardiovascular disease patients infected by 2019-nCoV Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2020 ;  48 : E004

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références, 4Wu J., Li W., Shi X., Chen Z., Jiang B., Liu J. Early antiviral treatment contributes to alleviate the severity and improve the prognosis of patients with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) J Intern Med 2020 ; 10.1111/joim.13063

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références, 5Kass D.A., Duggal P., Cingolani O. Obesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages Lancet Lond Engl 2020 ;  395 : 1544-1545 [cross-ref]

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références]. We need to urgently find solutions to halt this vicious circle. Where do we begin?

Our patients – who are often our best teachers. In my clinical practice, I have observed disparate responses among my patients in response to the pandemic. This highlighted the importance of understanding the factors underlying motivation and provided important clues on what clinicians can do to help our patients create a virtuous circle towards positive health outcomes.