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ArticleCurrent obesity reports2020

The Relationship Between Feasting Periods and Weight Gain: a Systematic Scoping Review.

Christina Zorbas, Erica Reeve, Shaan Naughton, Carolina Batis, Jillian Whelan, Gade Waqa, Colin Bell

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Article in Current obesity reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Interventions for the prevention of weight gain during festive and holiday periods in children and adults: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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  9. "Covibesity," a new pandemic.Obesity medicine · 2020
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7 authors.

Christina ZorbasGlobal Obesity Centre, School of Health and Social Development, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. czorbas@deakin.edu.au.
Erica ReeveGlobal Obesity Centre, School of Health and Social Development, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Shaan NaughtonGlobal Obesity Centre, School of Health and Social Development, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Carolina BatisMexico Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT), Health and Nutrition Research Center, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Jillian WhelanGlobal Obesity Centre, School of Health and Social Development, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Gade WaqaC-POND, CMNHS Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji.
Colin BellGlobal Obesity Centre, School of Health and Social Development, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewWhilst evidence indicates that weight gain occurs over holidays, the contribution of specific festive periods and celebrations to eating behaviour and weight gain is unclear. We aimed to synthesise literature on how festive periods and celebrations contribute to population weight gain and weight-related outcomes. RECENT

findingsThirty-nine studies examining (i) body weight changes, (ii) determinants of eating behaviour or (iii) weight-gain prevention interventions during festive periods were systematically reviewed. Of the 23 observational studies examining changes in body weight during festive periods, 70% found significant increases (mean 0.7 kg). Only four studies investigated exposure to food cues and overeating during these periods, with heterogeneous results. All six intervention studies found that weight gain can be mitigated by self-weighing/self-monitoring and intermittent fasting. Interventions targeting festive periods could have a significant impact on population weight gain. The scalability and sustainability of such interventions require further investigation, as do the broader socioecological factors driving unhealthy eating during festive periods.

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Feeding BehaviorWeight GainBody WeightDatabases, FactualDiet, HealthyFastingHumansHyperphagiaObesitySocioeconomic FactorsFeastingFestive seasonHolidaysObesityWeight gain

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