Reply to the John Speakman critique of "Impact of obesity on COVID-19 related mortality: A comment on estimates in Popkin et al (2020)" published in Obesity Reviews

Barry M Popkin^{1

2

3}, Shufa Du², William D Green², Melinda A Beck², Taghreed Algaith⁴, Christopher H Herbst¹, Reem F Alsukait^{1

5}, Mohammed Alluhidan⁴, Nahar Alazemi⁴, Meera Shekar¹

Affiliations

¹ Health, Nutrition and Population Department, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA.
² Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
³ Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
⁴ Saudi Health Council, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Community Health Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Comment

Barry M Popkin et al. Obes Rev. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;22(8):e13259.

doi: 10.1111/obr.13259. Epub 2021 Apr 14.

Barry M Popkin^{1

2

3}, Shufa Du², William D Green², Melinda A Beck², Taghreed Algaith⁴, Christopher H Herbst¹, Reem F Alsukait^{1

5}, Mohammed Alluhidan⁴, Nahar Alazemi⁴, Meera Shekar¹

¹ Health, Nutrition and Population Department, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA.
² Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
³ Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
⁴ Saudi Health Council, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Community Health Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Comment on

Individuals with obesity and COVID-19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships.
Popkin BM, Du S, Green WD, Beck MA, Algaith T, Herbst CH, Alsukait RF, Alluhidan M, Alazemi N, Shekar M. Popkin BM, et al. Obes Rev. 2020 Nov;21(11):e13128. doi: 10.1111/obr.13128. Epub 2020 Aug 26. Obes Rev. 2020. PMID: 32845580 Free PMC article. Review.