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Weight gain in Chinese youth during a 4-month COVID-19 lockdown: a retrospective observational study.

Yaoshan DunJeffrey W Ripley-GonzalezNanjiang ZhouBaiyang YouQiuxia LiHui LiWenliang ZhangRandal J ThomasThomas P OlsonJie LiuYuchen DongSuixin Liu
Published in: BMJ open (2021)
The present study's results suggest that the risk of weight gain in Chinese youth during the lockdown increased and that strategies to decrease sedentary time and improve mental health may be warranted to mitigate weight gain during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • body mass index
  • birth weight
  • coronavirus disease
  • sars cov
  • young adults
  • mental illness
  • preterm birth