Obesity risk during collective quarantine for the COVID-19 epidemic

In March 2020, when COVID-19 epidemics involved several countries, the WHO defined the infection as a pandemic. Government adopted measures to prevent the diffusion of infection; i.e. quarantine and isolation. One of the consequences of quarantine-induced stress is a change in lifestyle and eating h...

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Autores principales: Mattioli, Anna Vittoria, Pinti, Marcello, Farinetti, Alberto, Nasi, Milena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7282788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32838051
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.obmed.2020.100263
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Sumario:In March 2020, when COVID-19 epidemics involved several countries, the WHO defined the infection as a pandemic. Government adopted measures to prevent the diffusion of infection; i.e. quarantine and isolation. One of the consequences of quarantine-induced stress is a change in lifestyle and eating habits leading to obesity. The present commentary briefly analyzes the effects of quarantine on obesity.

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