SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Obesity and COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents: Reciprocal Detrimental Influence-Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Evidence linking COVID-19 and the health/well-being of children and adolescents: an umbrella review.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary, Personalized Lifestyle Intervention Program of Diet, Sleep and Physical Activity in the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adolescence.Hormone research in paediatrics · 2026Trial
- The effect of Covid 19 pandemic on childhood obesity in Turkey.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
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- Rising Rates of Obesity Amongst Children on the Autism Spectrum During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Changes in pediatric obesity rates before and during the COVID pandemic in a Federally Qualified Health Center.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
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- New-Onset Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Among Korean Youths During the COVID-19 Pandemic.JAMA pediatrics · 2025Article
- Children's Nutrition, Eating Behavior, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- Obesity as a Risk Factor for the Severity of COVID-19 in Pediatric Patients: Possible Mechanisms-A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Rising socioeconomic disparities in childhood overweight and obesity in Belgium.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Health inequalities in childhood diseases: temporal trends in the inter-crisis period.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
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- A scoping review of physical activity-based interventions for obesity management in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Article
- Studying the impact of COVID-19 mitigation policies on childhood obesity, health behaviors, and disparities in an observational cohort: Protocol for the COVID-19 Family Study.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
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- The Effects of COVID-19 Virtual Learning on Body Fat and Insulin Resistance in Adolescents with Overweight or Obesity.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The dramatic lifestyle changes forced by COVID-19-related lockdown promoted weight gain, with a stronger impact on obese subjects, at higher risk of severe infection. The PubMed database was searched to identify original studies assessing: (1) the extent and risk factors of lockdown-induced weight increase; and (2) the impact of obesity on the risk of hospital admission in children and adolescents. A systematic literature review and meta-analyses were performed. Twenty out of 13,986 identified records were included. A significant weight increase was reported in the majority of subjects, with no apparent gender or age differences. It was induced by a higher consumption of hypercaloric/hyperglycemic/junk food and/or the reduction of physical activity, often associated with an altered sleep-wake cycle. On the other hand, obesity increased the risk of hospitalization (OR = 4.38; 95% C.I. 1.46-13.19;
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