Did You Gain the COVID 15? the Perceived Impacts of the COVID Pandemic on Eating Behaviors, Exercise, and Weight Change.

The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically impacted our daily routines. Using a national dataset of 4,149 adults, we show how the safer-at-home orders shifted people’s exercise behavior, weight change, and eating habits, and how these shifts were linked to body dissatisfaction and other indicators of mental health.