Collected Item: “US obesity rates increased during COVID pandemic, doctors weigh in”
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US obesity rates increased during COVID pandemic, doctors weigh in
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This is a text story from WITN by Justin Lundy. This is a news story on the increase in obesity rates since COVID started. In a study published by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, the average BMI in US adults increased by 0.6% between March 2020 and March 2021. This increase happened even as exercise participation rates increased by 4.4%.
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obesity, science, weight gain, exercise, American Journal of Preventative Medicine, study, ASU, HST580
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https://www.witn.com/2022/04/05/us-obesity-rates-increased-during-covid-pandemic-doctors-weigh/
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Justin Lundy
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2022-04-05