SCOOP: SCreening for Malnutrition and Obesity in Patients with Covid-19 and other diseases

More than half of the Dutch population is overweight or obese. This is associated with an increased risk and an unfavorable course of Covid-19. In addition, malnutrition and loss of muscle mass are often reported with Covid-19, but also with cancer and other diseases. Malnutrition and overweight or obesity can coexist (within one individual). It is still unclear which mechanisms contribute to the worse course of Covid-19 and other diseases in overweight and obesity, in malnutrition, and in the combination of the two. Through literature research and database research (Covid-19 and cancer, more than 150,000 participants), we want to identify which nutritional parameters are associated with an unfavorable course of the disease. In addition, we aim to use a clinical study to develop a simple screening instrument for recognizing the combination of malnutrition and overweight or obesity in clinical practice.