Literature Review on Obesity: Causes, Treatment and Correlation with Pandemic COVID-19

Authors: Elsabbagh OI, Soror AW, Moselhy AY, Elayat AE, Hafez AM, Saleh AM, Nagib OA, Khorkhash EI, Abdelgalil EI, Abdelmaksod EI, Elsayed EA and Sebaiy MM*

DOI: 10.23880/pdraj-16000124

Volume 4, Issue 1

Abstract

Obesity is one of the most public health problems that face the health care practitioners and the whole mankind as well. Over the last 30 years, many countries have witnessed the prevalence of obesity in its citizen’s double, and even quadruple. As such, in this literature review, we are introducing most updated information about obesity in terms of its definition, complications, causes, effect of lifestyle on obesity, discovery and development of anti-obesity drugs, challenge in obesity treatment in addition to its relationship with pandemic COVID-19.

Keywords: Obesity; Complications; Causes; Anti-obesity drugs; COVID-19

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