Stavridou Androniki, Kapsali Evangelia, Panagouli Eleni, Thirios Athanasios, Polychronis Konstantinos, Bacopoulou Flora, Psaltopoulou Theodora, Tsolia Maria, Sergentanis Theodoros N, Tsitsika Artemis
2nd Department of Pediatrics, "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Center for Adolescent Medicine and UNESCO Chair Adolescent Health Care, First Department of Pediatrics, "Agia Sophia" Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Children (Basel). 2021 Feb 12;8(2):135. doi: 10.3390/children8020135.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to special circumstances and changes to everyday life due to the worldwide measures that were imposed such as lockdowns. This review aims to evaluate obesity in children, adolescents and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A literature search was conducted to evaluate pertinent studies up to 10 November 2020.
A total of 15 articles were eligible; 9 identified 17,028,111 children, adolescents and young adults from 5-25 years old, 5 pertained to studies with an age admixture ( = 20,521) and one study included parents with children 5-18 years old ( = 584). During the COVID-19 era, children, adolescents and young adults gained weight. Changes in dietary behaviors, increased food intake and unhealthy food choices including potatoes, meat and sugary drinks were noted during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Food insecurity associated with financial reasons represents another concern. Moreover, as the restrictions imposed reduced movements out of the house, physical activity was limited, representing another risk factor for weight gain.
COVID-19 restrictions disrupted the everyday routine of children, adolescents and young adults and elicited changes in their eating behaviors and physical activity. To protect them, health care providers should highlight the risk of obesity and provide prevention strategies, ensuring also parental participation. Worldwide policies, guidelines and precautionary measures should ideally be established.
由于实施了封锁等全球措施，新冠疫情导致了特殊情况并改变了日常生活。本综述旨在评估新冠疫情期间儿童、青少年和青年的肥胖情况。
进行文献检索以评估截至2020年11月10日的相关研究。
共有15篇文章符合要求；9篇文章纳入了17,028,111名5至25岁的儿童、青少年和青年，5篇文章涉及年龄混合的研究（n = 20,521），1项研究纳入了有5至18岁孩子的父母（n = 584）。在新冠疫情期间，儿童、青少年和青年体重增加。在持续的新冠疫情期间，观察到饮食行为的变化、食物摄入量增加以及包括土豆、肉类和含糖饮料在内的不健康食物选择。与经济原因相关的粮食不安全是另一个令人担忧的问题。此外，由于实施的限制措施减少了外出活动，身体活动受限，这是体重增加的另一个风险因素。
新冠疫情限制打乱了儿童、青少年和青年的日常生活，引发了他们饮食行为和身体活动的变化。为保护他们，医疗保健提供者应强调肥胖风险并提供预防策略，同时确保家长的参与。理想情况下，应制定全球政策、指南和预防措施。
