During the COVID-19 pandemic, poor mental health is associated with weight gain in people with obesity
In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost 30% of obese patients gained more than 5% of their body weight, and 1 in 7 gained more than 10%. While diet and exercise habits are factors, people with high levels of stress, anxiety and depression reported gaining the most weight, UT Southwestern researchers reported in … Read more