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The impact of living through COVID‐19 pandemic on mental health, food insecurity, loneliness and health behaviours in people with obesity
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Background: The COVID‐19 pandemic has negatively impacted people living with obesity. The aim was to examine the continued impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the mental health of people living with obesity and associations with food insecurity, loneliness and health‐related behaviours. Methods: The study recruited 1187 UK adults living with obesity who completed an online survey, which examined mental health and associations with food insecurity, loneliness and health‐related behaviours from July 2020 (end of the first lockdown in the United Kingdom) to the point they completed the survey in 2021. Regression analyses were used to examine relationships between outcome variables and demographic factors, and hierarchical linear regression models were used to assess levels of loneliness, depression and well‐being. Results: Participants reported worse loneliness, depression, well‐being and food insecurity compared to pre‐COVID. However, participants reported attempting to lose weight, healthier food shopping, diet and increased physical activity. Quality and quantity of sleep deteriorated compared to prior to COVID‐19. Conclusions: Adults living with obesity in the United Kingdom report a continued negative impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic upon their mental health together with increased loneliness and food insecurity. However, our findings suggest that UK adults living with obesity have increased their engagement in positive health behaviours and were attempting to lose weight.
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In real-world settings, obesity disproportionately affects those in low-income communities with higher levels of food insecurity.
“In real‐world settings, obesity disproportionately affects those in low‐income communities with higher levels of food insecurity [46, 47, 48].”
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- Brown, A., Flint, S. W., Dicken, S. J., Kalea, A. Z., O'Kane, M., Williams, S., Wong, E., & Batterham, R. L.
- Affiliations
- Centre for Obesity Research University College London London UK
- School of Psychology University of Leeds Leeds UK
- Division of Medicine University College London London UK
- Nutrition and Dietetics Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leeds UK
- Institute of Management and Health University of Wales Trinity Saint David Carmarthen Wales UK
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- Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
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- Wiley
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- 2022-12-12
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- 36
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- 3
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- 1011-1018
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- 0952-3871
- 1365-277X
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- en
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