Obesity, eating behavior and physical activity during COVID-19 lockdown: A study of UK adults.

ABSTRACT: Eating, physical activity and other weight-related lifestyle behaviors may have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and people with obesity may be disproportionately affected. We examined weight-related behaviors and weight management barriers among UK adults during the COVID-19 social lockdown. During April-May of the 2020 COVID-19 social lockdown, UK adults (N = 2002) completed an online survey including measures relating to physical activity, diet quality, overeating and how mental/physical health had been affected by lockdown. Participants also reported on perceived changes in weight-related behaviors and whether they had experienced barriers to weight management, compared to before the lockdown. A large number of participants reported negative changes in eating and physical activity

SUBMITTER: Robinson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7540284 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature