BMC Public Health May 2023 PMID 37254139

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity and it is risk factors: a systematic review.

Tahir Yousuf Nour, Kerim Hakan Altintaş

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  • News3 articles
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What people are saying

Discussions emphasize the significant health consequences of the pandemic, such as increased obesity, mental health challenges, and healthcare disruptions, with posts using words like 'worsening', 'need for intervention', and 'impact' to stress importance. Examples include mentions of the long-term cardiovascular risks for children and increased metabolic health issues, reflecting deep engagement and concern about societal impacts.

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Most discussions acknowledge the findings about increased obesity and related risk factors during the pandemic, showing general support for the article's conclusions.

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Posts demonstrate high interest by referencing multiple health implications, long-term risks, and specific populations affected, indicating engagement with the topic.

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Several posts delve into specific research results, such as rises in obesity rates and behavioral changes, showing thoughtful analysis and deeper interaction.

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Discussions highlight concerns about public health and policy implications, suggesting that the findings could influence future health strategies.

Abstract in brief

  • The systematic review examines how the COVID-19 pandemic, through social, economic, and health-related disruptions, affected obesity rates across different populations from 2019 to 2023, highlighting factors like physical inactivity, unhealthy eating habits, and psychological stress.
  • The study analyzed 40 observational research articles involving over 5.6 million people from 22 countries, identifying key determinants of weight gain such as sedentary behavior, poor diet, mental health issues, and demographic factors like sex and ethnicity.
  • The findings emphasize that during lockdowns, increased inactivity, stress, and poor lifestyle choices significantly contributed to obesity, underscoring the need for targeted interventions to manage weight and related health risks during such crises.

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Valerie Anne Smith
@ValerieAnne1970 · X

COVID should have been our Wakeup Call!! @calleymeans But Metabolic Health continues to worsen. Pre Covid Obesity 15% Post Covid Obesity 42.4% Cited Sources: https://t.co/iVpHw1A43p https://t.co/BAyB4OUjTc https://t.co/WGwgABCyZr

Jul 26, 2024 · 17 likes · 8 shares · 182,682 followers View post →
BMC
@BioMedCentral · X

During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, and poor eating patterns were the most common risk factors for obesity, finds a study published in #BMCPublicHealth. https://t.co/24bmDEoqqW

Jun 13, 2023 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 75,326 followers View post →
Julia MV
@julialmv.bsky.social · Bluesky

"This trial also characterized the ongoing effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on high-risk populations: on average, in the group experiencing standard of care during a 1-year study 5.6% of immunocompromised participants experienced a COVID ICU stay & 3.2% of individuals aged 65 years or older did" 2/4

May 27, 2025 · 5 likes · 2 shares View post →
BMC
@BioMedCentral · X

During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, and poor eating patterns were the most common risk factors for obesity, finds a study published in #BMCPublicHealth https://t.co/24bmDEoqqW

Jun 5, 2023 · 3 likes · 1 share · 75,326 followers View post →
Karen Arulsamy
@karenarulsamy.bsky.social · Bluesky

Pleased to share our latest research investigating the gendered effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health behaviours and the protective effect of health behaviours on mental health in the UK, joint work with Paul McNamee and Silvia Mendolia. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Dec 8, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share View post →
Alexis Santos
@appdemography.bsky.social · Bluesky

Just out in Economics Letters our study on Remittances in Guatemala! We use Bayesian Structural Time-Series and Causal Impact to study the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on remittances received in Guatemala. Result: They increased and the impact was still observed in December 2024.

Apr 22, 2025 · 1 like · 1 share View post →

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Western Gazette
@westerngazette.bsky.social · Bluesky

London’s rental prices have seen consistent slight declines over the past year due to the lasting effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the housing market. #ldnont westerngazette.ca/news/how-cov...

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Kavanagh Mycology Lab
@medmycology.bsky.social · Bluesky

Delighted that our review on the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the detection of syphilis in susceptible populations has been published. Highlights the need for constant monitoring and treatment even during a pandemic.

May 29, 2025 · 1 like View post →
Julia MV
@julialmv.bsky.social · Bluesky

"This trial also characterized the ongoing effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on high-risk populations: on average, in the group experiencing standard of care during a 1-year study 5.6% of immunocompromised participants experienced a COVID ICU stay & 3.2% of individuals aged 65 years or older did" 2/4

May 27, 2025 · 5 likes · 2 shares View post →
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Alexis Santos
@appdemography.bsky.social · Bluesky

Just out in Economics Letters our study on Remittances in Guatemala! We use Bayesian Structural Time-Series and Causal Impact to study the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on remittances received in Guatemala. Result: They increased and the impact was still observed in December 2024.

Apr 22, 2025 · 1 like · 1 share View post →
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@behavecolpapers.bsky.social · Bluesky

Using prospective mixed methods to investigate the effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on cannabis demand JExpABeh

Apr 20, 2025 View post →
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@nbc4i.com · Bluesky

A study has revealed the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on an invasive parasitic fish that wounds and kills Great Lakes native species like lake trout, whitefish, ciscoes, and walleye. https://nbc4i.co/4jw02vF?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_NBC4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_

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@hivmedicine.bsky.social · Bluesky

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Apr 12, 2025 View post →
Greens Against Covid
@greensagainstcovid.bsky.social · Bluesky

"Joong: The biggest effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on children was a decrease in physical activity and increases in obesity, which can have long term cardiovascular effects." This seems to be an assertion without evidence. Interesting when juxtaposed with: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Apr 11, 2025 View post →
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@ajicjournal.bsky.social · Bluesky

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on occupational risk for bloodborne pathogen exposure among health care providers - American Journal of Infection Control www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019... #IDSky

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The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with epilepsy has been substantial, including increased poor COVID-19 outcomes, mental health challenges, and difficulties in the self-management of epilepsy.

Mar 3, 2025 · 1 share View post →
Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH
@nswartwood.bsky.social · Bluesky

Our manuscript which estimated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on #TB in the United States was posted today on @cidjournal.bsky.social. We estimated increased TB cases and deaths through 2035 than a scenario assuming no pandemic.

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Geçen yıl yayınlanmış olan bir diğer makalemize de aşağıdaki bağlantıdan ulaşılabilir. https://t.co/rpyLeQjZVC

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Dr Dean Knight
@drdeanknight.bsky.social · Bluesky

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Karen Arulsamy
@karenarulsamy.bsky.social · Bluesky

Pleased to share our latest research investigating the gendered effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health behaviours and the protective effect of health behaviours on mental health in the UK, joint work with Paul McNamee and Silvia Mendolia. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Dec 8, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share View post →
Georgia
@madashell5056 · X

RT @ValerieAnne1970: COVID should have been our Wakeup Call!! @calleymeans But Metabolic Health continues to worsen. Pre Covid Obesity 15…

Jul 27, 2024 · 8 shares · 2,991 followers View post →
hasta El final
@moniczc · X

RT @ValerieAnne1970: COVID should have been our Wakeup Call!! @calleymeans But Metabolic Health continues to worsen. Pre Covid Obesity 15…

Jul 27, 2024 · 8 shares · 1,439 followers View post →
Valerie Anne Smith
@ValerieAnne1970 · X

RT @ValerieAnne1970: COVID should have been our Wakeup Call!! @calleymeans But Metabolic Health continues to worsen. Pre Covid Obesity 15…

Jul 27, 2024 · 8 shares · 182,682 followers View post →
Timothy Crough
@Croughbar · X

RT @ValerieAnne1970: COVID should have been our Wakeup Call!! @calleymeans But Metabolic Health continues to worsen. Pre Covid Obesity 15…

Jul 27, 2024 · 8 shares · 637 followers View post →
Derek Statz
@DerekStatz3 · X

RT @ValerieAnne1970: COVID should have been our Wakeup Call!! @calleymeans But Metabolic Health continues to worsen. Pre Covid Obesity 15…

Jul 27, 2024 · 8 shares · 264 followers View post →
Daniele Cohen
@DanieleCohenWA · X

RT @ValerieAnne1970: COVID should have been our Wakeup Call!! @calleymeans But Metabolic Health continues to worsen. Pre Covid Obesity 15…

Jul 26, 2024 · 8 shares · 553 followers View post →
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@aoneatwoa123 · X

RT @ValerieAnne1970: COVID should have been our Wakeup Call!! @calleymeans But Metabolic Health continues to worsen. Pre Covid Obesity 15…

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@GoingHuman · X

RT @ValerieAnne1970: COVID should have been our Wakeup Call!! @calleymeans But Metabolic Health continues to worsen. Pre Covid Obesity 15…

Jul 26, 2024 · 8 shares · 3,405 followers View post →
Valerie Anne Smith
@ValerieAnne1970 · X

COVID should have been our Wakeup Call!! @calleymeans But Metabolic Health continues to worsen. Pre Covid Obesity 15% Post Covid Obesity 42.4% Cited Sources: https://t.co/iVpHw1A43p https://t.co/BAyB4OUjTc https://t.co/WGwgABCyZr

Jul 26, 2024 · 17 likes · 8 shares · 182,682 followers View post →
Nadira Faber
@nadirafaber.bsky.social · Bluesky

"... resulting in a positive overall effect of the #COVID-19 #pandemic on mental #health. ... These findings suggest that coping with acute challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic can stabilize previously impaired mental health through reframing processes."

Mar 8, 2024 · 1 like View post →
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@lemire · X

@richardstartin @yardus "During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, small but potentially clinically significant increases in weight gain, BMI, and increased prevalence of obesity in both children and adults were observed." https://t.co/1axzXavAMS

Jul 18, 2023 · 29,505 followers View post →
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@niooknaw.bsky.social · Bluesky

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RT @BioMedCentral: During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, and poor eating patterns were the most common ri…

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RT @BioMedCentral: During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, and poor eating patterns were the most common ri…

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RT @BioMedCentral: During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, and poor eating patterns were the most common ri…

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@JAlfredoJRuiz · X

RT @BioMedCentral: During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, and poor eating patterns were the most common ri…

Jun 13, 2023 · 3 shares · 42 followers View post →
BMC
@BioMedCentral · X

During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, and poor eating patterns were the most common risk factors for obesity, finds a study published in #BMCPublicHealth. https://t.co/24bmDEoqqW

Jun 13, 2023 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 75,326 followers View post →
Christina Bridge-The Gastronomes
@thegastronomes · X

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BMC
@BioMedCentral · X

During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, and poor eating patterns were the most common risk factors for obesity, finds a study published in #BMCPublicHealth https://t.co/24bmDEoqqW

Jun 5, 2023 · 3 likes · 1 share · 75,326 followers View post →