Evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on BMI in children and adolescents with or without obesity.

Albane B R MaggioClaudine Gal-DuddingXavier MartinCatherine Chamay-Weber

Published in: BMC pediatrics (2022)

The COVID-19 lockdown had a negative impact on the BMI of youth with obesity. Interestingly we observed extreme changes in this population, which was not the case in normal-weight children. Therefore, families with a child with obesity must be actively supported during these stressful and obesogenic periods of confinement.

Keyphrases

weight gain
weight loss
insulin resistance
coronavirus disease
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
sars cov
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
young adults
mental health
physical activity
climate change
skeletal muscle