RT Generic T1 Obesidad y COVID-19. Un posicionamiento necesario T2 Obesity and COVID-19. A necessary position statement A1 Breton, Irene A1 de-Hollanda, Ana A1 Vilarrasa, Nuria A1 Rubio-Herrera, Miguel A. A1 Lecube, Albert A1 Salvador, Javier A1 Garcia-Luna, Pedro Pablo A1 Tinahones, Francisco J. A1 Sanchez-Santos, Raquel A1 Gómez-Huelgas, Ricardo A1 Carretero-Gomez, Juana A1 Moize, Violeta A1 Polo-Garcia, Jose A1 Tranche-Iparraguirre, Salvador A1 Fernandez-Ledesma, Antonio A1 Escalada, Javier K1 Nutritional Sciences K1 Physicians, Primary Care K1 Internal Medicine K1 Community Medicine AB This position paper has arisen as an initiative of the Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición (SEEN) [Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition], through their Obesity Working Group (GOSEEN), and the Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Obesidad (SEEDO) [Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity], with the aim of making it known to the general population and to health authorities that people with obesity are part of a group at high risk of coronavirus infection and poor prognosis in the progression of the disease, based on scientific evidence. Other entities involved in the care of these patients have adhered to this position: the Sociedad Española de Cirugía de la Obesidad (SECO) [Spanish Society of Obesity Surgery], the Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI) [Spanish Society of Internal Medicine], the Sociedad Española de Dietética y Nutrición (SEDYN) [Spanish Society of Dietetics and Nutrition], the Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria (SEMERGEN) [Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians], the Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria (semFYC) [Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine], and the Sociedad Española de Médicos Generales (SEMG) [Spanish Society of General Practitioners]. PB Elsevier SN 2530-0180 YR 2021 FD 2021-09-18 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18768 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18768 LA es NO Bretón I, de Hollanda A, Vilarrasa N, Rubio Herrera MA, Lecube A, Salvador J, et al. Obesity and COVID-19. A necessary position statement. Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed). 2021 Mar 30;68(8):573–6. English, Spanish DS RISalud RD Aug 13, 2025