Weight Loss in COVID-19–Positive Nursing Home Residents

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had an impact on nutrition at individual, community, national, and global levels.1 COVID-19 has been associated with weight loss and also has been linked to cachexia and sarcopenia.2 Anorexia was the most common symptom during COVID-19 infection among patients at an academic long-term chronic care facility, with 70.8% of residents developing anorexia during the illness course.3 In addition to effects of the disease itself, there are potential unintended consequences of infection control measures.