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. 2021 Dec;29(12):1987-1989.
doi: 10.1002/oby.23269. Epub 2021 Nov 16.

Physical activity may mitigate COVID-19 infections in people with obesity: A call to action

Christina D Economos  1 , William H Dietz  2 , Kathleen Tullie  3 , James F Sallis  4
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Physical activity may mitigate COVID-19 infections in people with obesity: A call to action

Christina D Economos et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 Dec.
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Conflict of interest statement

At the National Academies of Medicine, WHD serves as a consultant to the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions. At the Rails to Trails Conservancy, JFS serves as a Board Member. KT is the founder of BOKS kids, a free physical activity program for kids, and also sits on the World Federation of Sporting Goods Physical Activity Committee and Head of Social Purpose for Reebok International. CDE declared no conflict of interest.

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