Covid caused spike in blood lipid levels

Study finds 30% rise in lipid levels during the COVID pandemic

Cases of people having abnormal fat levels in blood became about 30 percent more likely during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study on two lakh adults conducted in the Italian city of Naples.

Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, US, first determined cases of dyslipidemia—abnormal lipid (fat) levels in blood—in the study group during the three years prior to the pandemic's start (2017-2019).

The team then looked at case numbers during the three pandemic years (2020-2022) and excluded those diagnosed with the condition and those taking medications as part of treatment.