Pandemic Linked to Unhealthy Eating.

• Position: CORONAVIRUS

A probe into the lingering impacts of the coronavirus pandemic reveals correlations to unhealthy eating behaviors, according to a study by the University of Minnesota Medical School and School of Public Health. Researchers say the most concerning finding indicates a slight increase or the re-emergence of eating disorders, which kill roughly 10,200 people every year.

"The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the rapid implementation of public health policies to reduce transmission of the virus. While these protections were necessary, the disruptions to daily life associated with the pandemic may have significant negative consequences for the risk of eating disorders and symptoms," says lead author Melissa Simone. a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Eating disorders have one of the highest mortality rates across all psychiatric health concerns, and therefore, it is important to try to make links between the consequences of the pandemic and disordered eating behaviors.

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