John E. Morley Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh Stefan D. Anker
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia & Muscle
Published June 9, 2020
Summary
Coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) has reached pandemic proportions. Two animal studies have shown that coronavirus‐2 causes weight loss in animals associated with an increase in inflammatory cytokines. In humans, COVID‐19 causes anorexia, weight loss and low albumin. While poorly studied, this suggests that …