Eating to Cope With the COVID-19 Pandemic and Body Weight Change in Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Life disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are particularly salient for young adults. Some young adults may engage in unhealthy eating practices to cope with social distancing and isolation during the pandemic, which could increase incidental weight gain. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of eating to cope with the pandemic with body weight change in young adults before versus after spread of COVID-19.

Methods

Data included the baseline (October/2018-October/2019) and follow-up (May/2020-July/2020) assessments from an ongoing longitudinal cohort recruited from Southern California. A diverse sample of participants (54% Hispanic; age = 19.72[.47] years; N = 1,820) completed online self-report measures of weight at baseli

SUBMITTER: Mason TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7939108 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature