COVID-19 pandemic has likely made it more difficult for children with obesity to manage weight, study suggests

HealthDay (11/19, Norton) reported a study published in Obesity “is highlighting yet another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic: It has likely made it even harder for kids with obesity to manage their weight.” Investigators “tracked 230 children from urban, low-income families who were enrolled in a clinical trial testing an obesity treatment program – either before or during the pandemic,” and found that over one year, kids in the program during the pandemic “typically saw an increase in their body mass index.”

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— “Pandemic Curbed Kids’ Efforts to Lose Excess Weight “Amy Norton, HealthDay, November 19, 2021

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