Healio (7/26, Monostra) reports, “Nearly 30% of adults with obesity gained 5% or more body weight during the COVID-19 pandemic, and those who gained weight were more likely to have depression and engage in unhealthy eating,” investigators concluded in a study that “recruited 404 adults aged 18 years and older with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or higher (82.6% women; mean age, 52.5 years) to complete a 15-minute online survey on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on health and lifestyle behaviors from March to November 2021.” The findings were published online June 30 in the journal Obesity. HealthDay (7/27) also covers the study.
Related Links:
— “Depression, unhealthy eating linked to weight gain during COVID-19 in adults with obesity “Michael Monostra, Healio, July 26, 2022