ArticleInternational journal for equity in health2021
A hidden side of the COVID-19 pandemic in children: the double burden of undernutrition and overnutrition.
Article in International journal for equity in health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05779904 (DNA Methylation, Microbiome Profile, Nutritional Status, and Developmental Outcomes of Stunted and Non-stunted Children Growing up During Covid-19 Pandemic), which is not on this map. Cited by 50 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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DNA Methylation, Microbiome Profile, Nutritional Status, and Developmental Outcomes of Stunted and Non-stunted Children Growing up During Covid-19 Pandemic: a Case-control Study
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50 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 143 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The Impact of Chronic Stress Related to COVID-19 on Eating Behaviors and the Risk of Obesity in Children and Adolescents.Nutrients · 2023Review
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inequalities in lifestyle behaviours and mental health and wellbeing of elementary school children in northern Canada.SSM - population health · 2023Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has deteriorated key determinants of health and caused major upheavals around the world. Children, although less directly affected by the virus, are paying a heavy price through the indirect effects of the crisis, including poor diet, mental health impact, social isolation, addiction to screens and lack of schooling and health care, particularly among vulnerable groups. This paper is aimed at discussing the potential impact of this pandemic on children's nutrition and lifestyle. Preliminary data from the literature and from our survey show significant disruptions in nutrition and lifestyle habits of children. While undernutrition is expected to worsen in poor countries, obesity rates could increase in middle- and high-income countries especially among precarious groups widening the gap in health and social inequalities.The real impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children extends well beyond that of a viral infection. This crisis has public health implications that could have life-long consequences on children. It requires effective and targeted measures mainly for vulnerable children and households to guarantee children's basic rights for optimal nutrition, health and development.
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