Painel Brasileiro da Obesidade
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Nome da publicação: Factors associated with weight gain during COVID-19 pandemic: A global study
Autores: Junjie Huang, Sze Chai Chan, Samantha Ko, Harry H. X. Wang, Jacky Yuan, Wanghong Xu, Zhi-Jie Zheng, Hao Xue, Lin Zhang, Johnny Y. Jiang, Jason L. W. Huang, Ping Chen, Erlinda Palaganas, Pramon Viwattanakulvanid, Ratana Somrongthong, Andrés Caicedo, María De Jesús Medina-Arellano, Jill Murphy, Maria B. A. Paredes, Mellissa Withers, Martin C. S. Wong, On behalf of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Program,Editor: Andrea Maugeri
Fonte: PLOS ONE
Publicado em: 2023
Tipo de arquivo: Artigo de periódico
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in changes in lifestyle habits and experiences of mental health outcomes, some of which were possibly related to weight gain, leading to an increase in the prevalence of obesity, which is associated with the development of several severe diseases. Concerns regarding weight gain and its impact on health outcomes are prevalent worldwide, with obesity being one of the highest causes of mortality in current society. Weight gain risk during the pandemic was significantly associated with certain socio-demographic and COVID-19 related factors. To improve public health outcomes, future research should conduct a longitudinal evaluation on the effects of COVID-19 experiences upon health choices. Streamlined mental support should also be provided to the vulnerable groups which were prone to negative thoughts that were associated with weight gain.