Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and alterations of body composition

This manuscript reviews evidence collected during COVID-19 pandemic and provides information on the impact of body composition on severity and outcomes of the disease, analysing methods used for body composition assessment. Malnutrition-screening tools will also be discussed to screen and diagnose the patients at higher risk of COVID-19 severity and related worse outcomes.COVID-19 can occur in a wide range of presentation, from asymptomatic to...