Children Determined to Gain More Weight in the Pandemic

One of the other dangers of the pandemic, in addition to the COVID-19 virus, is that the movement time, which is already decreasing every year due to technology, has been reduced further due to changing working styles. Although measures are taken against COVID-19, as it is a higher priority and causes loss of life worldwide, obesity problem It looks like it will be an important problem in the future.

With the transition to work from home and distance education system, the time spent by both adults and children in front of the computer has also increased. According to a study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the body mass index in children is almost the same from March to November 2020. doubled output.

School closures affected

The CDC team reported using a medical record database to compare changes in body mass index (BMI) in 432.302 U.S. children ages 2 to 19 before and during the pandemic. According to the report, with the exception of underweight children, all children It was found that there were significant increases in BMI change rates during the pandemic. Samantha Lange, an epidemiologist on the CDC’s population health team, said:Preschool and school-aged children, especially those with obesity, had larger pandemic-related increases in BMI than adolescents” he declared.

In Turkey, in the report prepared by the Parliamentary Obesity Fighting Methods and Measures Committee, 1 in 3 people are obese and drawing attention to the role of technology in this problem,Obesity is caused by excessive consumption of high-calorie foods. Although obesity patients meet their basic needs, they continue to consume excessive food and malnutrition far beyond their needs. Humanity moves less and less and consumes more and more calorie-containing foods. Smart mobile phones, televisions, computers, tablets, elevators, cars, remote controls have entered our lives and our movement time has shortened. These factors that make life easier have led to a decrease in physical activity.” was included.