The initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown, which was imposed through March - April in several countries, may have radically altered people's personal eating and sleeping habits, according to a new study which was published in the journal Obesity. According to the survey, conducted by the researchers, including those from Louisiana State University in the US, the lockdown'’s effects were magnified among people with obesity
According to the study say, the Overall, healthy eating increased because we ate out less frequently. However, we snacked more. We got less exercise. We went to bed later and slept more poorly. Our anxiety levels doubled. Overall, people with obesity improved their diets the most. But they also experienced the sharpest declines in mental health and the highest incidence of weight gain. The survey ran during the month of April and included responses from 7,754 people and the majority of the respondents were in the US with residents of Australia, Canada, the UK, and more than 50 other countries also participating.
It revealed that about one-third of surveyed people with obesity gained weight during the lockdown, compared to 20.5 percent of people with normal weight or overweight. The study demonstrates that chronic diseases like obesity affect our health beyond the physical. The scientists believe physicians and scientists should modify the way they manage patients with obesity in two ways.
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