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A Systematic Review of the Impact of the First Year of COVID-19 on Obesity Risk Factors: A Pandemic Fueling a Pandemic?

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Daniels, Natasha Faye, Burrin, Charlotte, Chan, Tianming, Fusco, Francesco·2022·Current Developments in Nutrition

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Obesity is increasingly prevalent worldwide. Associated risk factors, including depression, socioeconomic stress, poor diet, and lack of physical activity, have all been impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This systematic review aims to explore the indirect effects of the first year of COVID-19 on obesity and its risk factors. A literature search of PubMed and EMBASE was performed from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 to identify relevant studies pertaining to the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (PROSPERO; CRD42020219433). All English-language studies on weight change and key obesity risk factors (psychosocial and socioeconomic health) during the COVID-19 pandemic were considered for inclusion. Of 805 full-text articles that were reviewed, 87 were included for analysis. The included studies observed increased food and alcohol consumption, increased sedentary time, worsening depressive symptoms, and increased financial stress. Overall, these results suggest that COVID-19 has exacerbated the current risk factors for obesity and is likely to worsen obesity rates in the near future. Future studies, and policy makers, will need to carefully consider their interdependency to develop effective interventions able to mitigate the obesity pandemic.

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Authors
Daniels, N. F., Burrin, C., Chan, T., & Fusco, F.
Affiliations
University of Cambridge (GB)
Corresponding author
Daniels, Natasha Faye
Venue
Current Developments in Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-04
Volume
6
Issue
4
Pages
nzac011
ISSN
2475-2991 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4210512145
Cited by
45
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104
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 12
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2.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Current Developments in Nutrition (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
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Funders
NFD
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, obesity risk factors, weight change, depression, socioeconomic stress, financial stress, sedentary behavior, alcohol consumption, dietary intake, physical activity, psychosocial health

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