Mental health challenges contributed to weight gain for people with obesity during COVID-19 - EurekAlert

Over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost 30% of patients with obesity gained more than 5% of their body weight, and 1 in 7 gained more than 10%. While diet and exercise habits were factors, people with the highest levels of stress, anxiety, and de…

image: Jaime Almandoz, M.D.view more  Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center Over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost 30% of patients with obesity gained more than 5% of their body weig… [+4957 chars]

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