Weight gain among US adults during the COVID-19 pandemic through May 2021

Article Pediatrics

Measuring BMI change among children and adolescents

David S. Freedman et al.

Summary: This study aimed to identify the optimal BMI metric for assessing change. The results showed that the percentage of the 50th expressed on a log scale was the best metric, as it had largely independent short-term variability and strong correlation with changes in the 95th and 50th percentiles.

PEDIATRIC OBESITY (2022)

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Review Nutrition & Dietetics

Impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown on body weight: A combined systematic review and a meta-analysis

Dimitra Rafailia Bakaloudi et al.

Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns have significantly impacted people's lifestyles and eating habits. Studies have shown that during the lockdown period, there was an overall increase in body weight and BMI, particularly among younger individuals, while older adults may experience weight loss.

CLINICAL NUTRITION (2022)

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Article Pediatrics

The Relation of Adiposity Rebound to Subsequent BMI in a Large Electronic Health Record Database

David S. Freedman et al.

Summary: The age at BMI rebound is related to subsequent BMI levels independently of childhood BMI. However, BMI at rebound has a stronger association with BMI after age 10 than age at rebound. Adjusting for BMI at ages 5 and 7 reduces the impact of age at rebound on BMI levels after age 10.

CHILDHOOD OBESITY (2021)

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Letter Endocrinology & Metabolism

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on body weight in people at high risk of type 2 diabetes referred to the English NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme

Jonathan Valabhji et al.

LANCET DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY (2021)

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Letter Medicine, General & Internal

Body Weight Changes During Pandemic-Related Shelter-in-Place in a Longitudinal Cohort Study

Anthony L. Lin et al.

Summary: This study investigates the association between shelter-in-place orders in the US during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in body weight among adults.

JAMA NETWORK OPEN (2021)

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Letter Medicine, General & Internal

Changes in Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Susan J. Woolford et al.

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2021)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Longitudinal Trends in Body Mass Index Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Persons Aged 2–19 Years — United States, 2018–2020

Samantha J. Lange et al.

MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT (2021)

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Article Food Science & Technology

Diet and lifestyle behaviour disruption related to the pandemic was varied and bidirectional among US and UK adults participating in the ZOE COVID Study

Mohsen Mazidi et al.

Summary: Big data collected through mobile health apps shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has had diverse and extensive impacts on the diets and lifestyles of adults in the United States and the United Kingdom. The study found that disruption of health behaviors was higher in younger, female, and socio-economically deprived individuals, with greater weight loss observed in highly disrupted individuals.

NATURE FOOD (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Pediatric BMI changes during COVID-19 pandemic: An electronic health record-based retrospective cohort study

Corinne G. Brooks et al.

Summary: The study revealed a notable increase in unhealthy weight gain among children during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, especially in those already vulnerable to unhealthy weight gain. The data from this study can provide crucial information for policy decisions regarding child development and health as the pandemic continues.

ECLINICALMEDICINE (2021)

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Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on weight status and factors associated with weight gain among adults in Massachusetts

Wudeneh Mulugeta et al.

Summary: The study found that during the COVID-19 lockdown, a significant proportion of participants gained weight, with women and certain ethnic groups being more likely to experience weight gain. Factors such as age, ethnicity, and tobacco use, as well as food and housing insecurity, were associated with weight gain. Strategies are needed to combat unhealthy weight gain during and beyond the pandemic.

CLINICAL OBESITY (2021)

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Article Computer Science, Information Systems