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