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COVID-19: How the quarantine could lead to the depreobesity

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 19; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.obmed.2020.100255

2451-8476

Mohamed Mediouni, Riadh Madiouni, Karolina Elżbieta Kaczor‐Urbanowicz,

Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

In this paper, we will introduce coronavirus (COVID-19) and how it spreads around the globe. We will also present the term of quarantine and associated with it requirement of locking down at home in some countries. We will study how frustration related to quarantine relates to several psychological problems including depression. This environment pushes people to consume high sugar foods that increase obesity. In conclusion, countries should be prepared for the upcoming epidemic (depreobesity).