Long-Term Evolution of Malnutrition and Loss of Muscle Strength after COVID-19: A Major and Neglected Component of Long COVID-19

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 13; no. 11; p. 3964
• Main Authors: Gérard, Marine, Mahmutovic, Meliha, Malgras, Aurélie, Michot, Niasha, Scheyer, Nicolas, Jaussaud, Roland, Nguyen-Thi, Phi-Linh, Quilliot, Didier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 06.11.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: anxiety; Cohort analysis; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 infection; dietary supplements; Dyspnea; Electronic health records; evolution; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Illnesses; Infections; Long COVID; Malnutrition; Medical records; Muscle function; Muscle strength; Nutritional status; obesity; Patients; physical activity; physical therapy; Rehabilitation; risk; Self evaluation; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Post-acute consequences of COVID-19, also termed long COVID, include signs and symptoms persisting for more than 12 weeks with prolonged multisystem involvement; most often, however, malnutrition is ignored. Method: The objective was to analyze persistent symptoms, nutritional status, the evolution...