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Childhood Obesity and Overweight Surge 23.9% from Pandemic School Closures, Scientists Find

by Mike Mutzel

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New report gives insights into how children got hit hard as a result of school closures in 2020.

Keeping kids safe should also include feeding them real food and staying physically active, not just covering their face with a mask.

 

 

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Time Stamps:

2:25 Vitamin D Health Benefits
2:57 Obesity and Recidivism
3:41 Why aren’t parents concerned?
4:00 Kids and Mortality from the virus
4:40 Kids and metabolic health
5:43 Obesity and the virus in adults
6:19 Stay home order caused weight gain
7:45 Why Obesity is a problem
9:10 Obesity environment and virulent virus strains
10:20 Viral load and obesity
12:18 Rates of Obesity in Kids skyrockets during pandemic
18:39 Response to Obesity Crisis is insufficient
20:20 Infection course in kids and co-morbidities
22:12 Diabetes Prevalence in kids is up 95%

References:

Woolford, S. J., Sidell, M., Li, X., Else, V., Young, D. R., Resnicow, K., & Koebnick, C. (2021). Changes in Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Jama. http://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.15036

Halldorsdottir, T., Thorisdottir, I. E., Meyers, C. C. A., Asgeirsdottir, B. B., Kristjansson, A. L., Valdimarsdottir, H. B., et al. (2021). Adolescent well-being amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Are girls struggling more than boys? JCPP Advances, 1(2), e12027. http://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12027

COVID-19 Leads to Accelerated Increases in Children's BMI z-Score Gain: An Interrupted Time-Series Study. (2021). COVID-19 Leads to Accelerated Increases in Children's BMI z-Score Gain: An Interrupted Time-Series Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.04.007

Lin, A. L., Vittinghoff, E., Olgin, J. E., network, M. P. J.,. (2021). Body Weight Changes During Pandemic-Related Shelter-in-Place in a Longitudinal Cohort Study. Jamanetwork.com
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Honce, R., Karlsson, E. A., Wohlgemuth, N., MBio, L. E.,. (2020). Obesity-related microenvironment promotes emergence of virulent influenza virus strains. Am Soc Microbiol
. http://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03341-19

MD, R. J. (2021). Our Response to the Obesity Crisis Reflects Our Bias as a Society. Clinical Therapeutics, 1–3. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinthera.2021.06.003

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