“Covibesity,” a new pandemic

Moien AB Khan; Jane Elizabeth Moverley Smith

doi:10.1016/j.obmed.2020.100282

“Covibesity,” a new pandemic

Moien AB Khan, Jane Elizabeth Moverley Smith

Department of Family Medicine

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Abstract

The COVID-19 lockdown produced behavioral, psychosocial and environmental changes which, through a variety of mechanisms, has led to widespread rapid weight gain amongst certain populations worldwide. We have termed this phenomenon ‘covibesity’. There has been an increase in food shopping, food take ways and increase in alcohol sales. Furthermore, the combination of working from home, on-line education and social media usage have all caused screen time to surge. The food industry has intensified on-line advertising focused on children. A swift response is needed from all stakeholders to prevent covibesity becoming a pandemic.

Original language	English
Article number	100282
Journal	Obesity Medicine
Volume	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obmed.2020.100282
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020

Keywords

Body weight
COVID-19
Confinement
Health behavior
Lockdown
Obesity
Pandemic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Internal Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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