Tuesday, September 01, 2020

More than half of people struggled to manage their weight during COVID-19 lockdown, suggests UK survey

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/eaft-mth083120.php

News Release 1-Sep-2020
Research News

More than half of adults have found it difficult to manage their weight during the COVID-19 lockdown, according to the results of an online survey involving over 800 UK adults, being presented at The European and International Congress on Obesity (ECOICO), held online this year (1-4 September).

Most say their difficulties stemmed from increased snacking, not exercising as much as usual, increased anxiety or stress, and not being able get hold of healthier food. However, those questioned who had received weight-management support from a slimming club continued to lose weight during this time, exercised more, and reporting higher overall wellbeing compared to respondents from the general population.

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