ReviewNutrients2020
Metabolic Impacts of Confinement during the COVID-19 Pandemic Due to Modified Diet and Physical Activity Habits.
Review in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04501991 (Determining the Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Metabolic Control in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes), which is not on this map. Cited by 191 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Determining the Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Metabolic Control in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
Who cites it
191 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 376 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of COVID-19 infection and the risk of new incident diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- The Intertwining of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Alcohol, Tobacco or Nicotine Use, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Social Distance Impacts from COVID-19 Pandemic on the Development of Two Orders of a Concurrent Training Programme for Morbidly Obese Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Effects of a 12-Week Web-Based Weight Loss Program for Adults With Overweight and Obesity on COVIDAge and Lifestyle-Related Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Effects of combined training during the COVID-19 pandemic on metabolic health and quality of life in sedentary workers: A randomized controlled study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Population trends in dietary patterns in Spain before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Accumulation of metabolic multimorbidity and its association with mortality: results from a prospective cohort study among people with HIV in China, 2010-2024.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Article
- Associations between body image changes and modifiable behavioral variables among university students in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Correlation Between Objectively Measured Spontaneous Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior With Frailty Syndrome in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Journal of aging research · 2026Review
- Relationship between lifestyle: physical activity, diet, smoking, and the duration of symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Recalling Perceptions, Emotions, Behaviours, and Changes in Weight Status Among University Students After the Pandemic Experience.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on smoking in adolescents: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- COVID-19's disruptions to daily life and pandemic fatigue during the pandemic in Chinese people: a moderated mediation effect of perceived stress and social support.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Conceptualizing the effects of COVID-19 on eating and physical activity in people with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in Ecuador using the social ecological model.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Causal association between PMScientific reports · 2025Article
- Changes in Physical Activity, Heart Rate, and Sleep Measured by Activity Trackers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across 34 Countries: Retrospective Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on dietary habits and weight among Tunisian adults.La Tunisie medicale · 2025Article
- Reduction of insulin resistance in 14-15-year-old students after the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective study from Tsunan, Japan.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2025Article
- Changes in insulin resistance and other metabolic parameters during home quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic among the general population.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Bridging the Compliance Gap: An Assessment of Dietary and Physical Activity Adherence Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Kericho County, Kenya.Journal of diabetes research · 2025Article
131 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
While the detrimental effects of a chronic positive energy balance due to a sedentary lifestyle have been well established, the impacts of a short period of abruptly reduced physical activity and overeating arising from strict confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic will soon start to emerge. To reasonably anticipate major consequences according to the available evidence, we hereby review the literature for studies that have explored the health impacts of several weeks of a reduction in physical activity and daily step-count combined with modified eating habits. These studies identify as main metabolic consequences increases in insulin resistance, total body fat, abdominal fat and inflammatory cytokines. All these factors have been strongly associated with the development of metabolic syndrome, which in turn increases the risk of multiple chronic diseases. A plausible mechanism involved in these impacts could be a positive energy balance promoted by maintaining usual dietary intake while reducing energy expenditure. This means that just as calorie intake restriction could help mitigate the deleterious impacts of a bout of physical inactivity, overeating under conditions of home confinement is very likely to exacerbate these consequences. Moreover, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease have been identified as potential risk factors for more severely ill patients with COVID-19. Thus, adequate control of metabolic disorders could be important to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19.
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