COVID-19 pandemic: a wake-up call for lifestyle-related preventable conditions in older adults

Mapping One Million COVID-19 Deaths and Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors in the United States: Recognizing the Syndemic Pattern and Taking Action

“…Decades of a high prevalence of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors laid the foundation for our current unfortunate situation by increasing vulnerability to a novel virus, especially among subgroups who have been historically marginalized. Other authors have referred to the COVID-19 pandemic as a “a wake-up call for lifestyle-related preventable conditions,” 37 and we could not agree more. As such, a major pathway to defeating this syndemic is through the promotion of healthy living behaviors for all.…”

The interconnection between Covid-19, sarcopenia and lifestyle

“…Sarcopenia appears to be a risk factor for as well as a consequence of Covid-19 and has repercussions in terms of severity and mortality. In line with what some authors have called “a wake-up call for lifestyle-related preventable conditions in older adults” [23] , public health authorities and health professionals [24] should be aware of the connection between sarcopenia and Covid-19 and the factors aiming at reducing their burden.…”