COVID-19 pandemic accelerates children’s weight gain, BMI

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

A study led by researchers at the University of South Carolina’s Department of Exercise Science has found increases in body mass index (BMI) scores among school-age children. Likely a result of school closures, food insecurity and fewer outdoor activity opportunities, the authors discuss the unhealthy trend in weight gain among children in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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