NEW YORK: A new study has shed light that children gained excess weight during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly those between 5 to 11 years old. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), indicated that during the Covid-19 pandemic there was an increase in body weight and the prevalence of obesity, particularly for children 5 to 11 years old.

The researchers said that kids between 5 to 11 years gained 5.07 pounds more during Covid-19 than during the same time period before Covid-19, while 12 to 15 years old and 16 to 17 years olds gained an excess of 5.1 pounds and 2.26 pounds over the prior year, respectively.

Among 5-to-11-year-olds, the weight gain resulted in almost 9 percent more children becoming overweight or obese compared to 5 percent in youth ages 12 to 15 years and 3 percent in youth ages 16 to 17 years.

To determine if children picked up extra weight during the pandemic, researchers analyzed the electronic health records of 1,91,509 children, who were age 5 to 17 from March 1, 2019, to January 31, 2021. Most of the increase among 5-11 and 12-15 years old groups was due to an increase in obesity.

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