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Food and Health Fact #59
Fact #59: Weight gain in the Covid-19 era
By Matthew Rees
Food and Health Fact #59: Weight gain in the Covid-19 era
A recent survey of more than 3,000 American adults, by the American Psychological Association, showed that 42 percent of those surveyed had gained more weight than they intended over the past year. The average weight gain was 29 pounds (the median amount gained was 15 pounds). Millennials reported the largest average weight gain – 41 pounds.
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