Covid-19 and Confinement: Effect on Weight Load, Physical Activity and Eating Behavior of Higher Education Students in Southern Morocco.

Mohamed Boukrim Majdouline Obtel Jalal Kasouati Abderrahmane Achbani Rachid Razine

Published in: Annals of global health (2021)

The study showed that confinement appeared to contribute to weight gain and those students were more sedentary than active with unhealthy eating behaviors. Understanding these behaviors during COVID-19 confinement will help public health authorities implement future policies on recommendations when new pandemics arrive and confinement policies are implemented.

Keyphrases

physical activity
public health
weight gain
body mass index
weight loss
birth weight
coronavirus disease
high school
healthcare
sars cov
sleep quality
current status
depressive symptoms