Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect obesity rates in Canada? A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found ...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of obesity in Canada has increased at a greater rate.

About one-third of Canadians are now obese — with more weight gain happening during the pandemic, according to a new study.

Investment in research and interventions is needed, say the report's authors, to prevent and treat obesity in Canada, and ...

Obesity rates in the country increased faster in the four years after the onset of COVID compared with the prior 11 years, ...

This period included the COVID-19 pandemic; ... Trends in obesity-related measures among U.S. children, adolescents, and adults. JAMA Network. Journal JAMA. Keywords ...

However, “dispensing does not necessarily mean uptake, and the South also experienced disproportionately high COVID-19 mortality among individuals with obesity,” Rader and colleagues note. Obesity and ...

Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect obesity rates in Canada? A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal ...

A new study released in JAMA finds life expectancy has still not bounced back from pre-pandemic 2019 levels, attributing the ...

Investigators concluded that individuals with comorbidities experienced higher risks of severe COVID-19 outcomes during the Omicron era.

A new study published in theCanadian Medical Association Journal found obesity rates based on body mass index (BMI) increased ...