ReviewCurrent obesity reports2022
Mental Health and Obesity During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Pooled it
- Food Addiction in Individuals With Overweight and Obesity Undergoing a 12-Week Long Tailored mHealth Weight Loss Intervention.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Trial
- 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
- Association of body mass index categories with healthcare use and health expenditures in Switzerland: a cross-sectional, community-based study.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026Article
- Changes in obesity and waist circumference in children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity: a prospective cohort study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).BMJ open · 2026Article
- Physical activity, emotional eating, screen-based sedentary behavior, and physical and mental health in chinese university students: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Sex-related difference of subcortical gray matter volume associated with crystallized intelligence in young adults with obesity.Biology of sex differences · 2026Article
- Stressors, Emotions and Eating: Evidence for Time-Pressure-Driven Snacking Rather Than Emotional Eating.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2026Article
- Effects of high-intensity interval training on body morphology and mental health in obese female college students.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Sex Differences in the Joint Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms and Body Mass Index From Adolescence to Early Adulthood: Longitudinal Observational Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- Bidirectional associations between adiposity and mental health: a prospective cohort study of the UK Biobank.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Physical Performance and Quality of Life in Post-COVID-19 Patients.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on walking practices in Korea: Policy implications for Urban health and physical activity resilience.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Social capital as a protective resource in times of social crisis-lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. A mixed-method study protocol.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Association of Overweight and Obesity with Impaired Executive Functioning in Mexican Adolescents: The Importance of Inhibitory Control.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Long-Term Assessment of Weight Loss Medications in a Veteran Population.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2024Article
- Altered histone abundance as a mode of ovotoxicity during 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene exposure with additive influence of obesity†.Biology of reproduction · 2024Article
- Exploring the Influence of Social Class and Sex on Self-Reported Health: Insights from a Representative Population-Based Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe COVID-19 pandemic is associated with increased levels of stress, anxiety and depression in the population. These are associated with unhealthy eating patterns and sedentary behaviour. In turn, this may increase risk of obesity or aggravate it. This narrative review discusses the link between adverse mental health states and weight related behaviours. We present emerging evidence for this phenomenon during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals with and without pre-existing obesity. RECENT
findingsA sizeable proportion of the population exhibits deterioration in mental health during the pandemic and those affected often report unhealthy weight-related behaviours such as "junk food" consumption and physical inactivity. Women, individuals with obesity, and those with pre-existing mental health conditions seem to be particularly at risk for overeating in response to stress (i.e. emotional eating). A number of psychological interventions including cognitive behavioural therapy and self-compassion may be effective in improving mental health and emotional eating patterns among the general population and particularly in individuals living with obesity. There is a need to complement efforts to improve mental health in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic with targeted action to improve physical activity levels and healthy eating particularly among groups at-risk. This may be achieved by reducing disruptions to specialist and primary healthcare services and facilitating access to psychological interventions that address stress-related eating behaviours. Additional studies that examine such interventions, especially those that are delivered remotely, are urgently needed.
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