J Am Diet Assoc
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The potential additive effect of obesity on selected nutritional, immunologic, hormonal, and clinical outcome parameters was evaluated. ⋯ The data demonstrate the many metabolic and biochemical aberrations associated with obesity, distinct from the burn injury itself, and suggest that the overweight burn patient is at increased risk of morbidity. Given the prevalence of obesity in the United States, greater attention clearly needs to be given to its prevention and management.