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Obesity could increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, and now it is the first comorbid for COVID-19. It occurs chronically because of the positive energy balance. Body mass index (BMI) is related to the amount of fat. This index can predict how the burden of obesity might affect everyone in the future include cardiovascular disease (CVD). The pandemic has forced students to undergo online learning for more than a year. It may result in higher physical immobility because they do not have to go to campus and all learning activities are carried out in front of their gadgets day by day. We wanted to determine the student obesity rates after a year of online learning. It was conducted in May 2021. There were 100 first-year students at the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Islam Indonesia (FMUIII) were selected in our cross-sectional survey, aged ≥ 18 years old. The structured questionnaire collected information of demographics, height (based on a history of the recent measurement), weight before the pandemic and nowadays, diet and physical activity patterns. Obesity incidence was defined as BMI ≥ 25,0 kg/m2. The student obesity rates skyrocketed to 31% in a year of online learning. The student's body weight increased by 3 (-24-30) kg. Most students (63%) gained weight. It might be related to their excessive energy intake (120 ± 31% based on Indonesian RDA) and low physical activity. We found 55% of students did a light physical activity, and their sedentary times were 9 (4-23) hours per day. Conclusion. The one year of online learning increased obesity rates and the risk of CVD in students.

One of the night eating syndromes (NES) characters is night-time overeating. People with NES might have no control over the amount and kind of food. This could lead to excessive energy intake, hence causes overweight and obesity. We wanted to determine the prevalence of NES and association of NES with palatable eating motives. It was a cross sectional study which was conducted in May 2021 at the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Islam Indonesia (FMUII).Based on the research criteria, there were 100 first year students that were eligible to participate in this study. First, all the subjects received some procedures by zoom meeting. The three-day food record was used to assess dietary intakes. Night eating diagnostic questionnaire (NEDQ) and palatable eating motives scale (PEMS) were distributed to assess the eating behaviour. The incident of NES was 82%, divided into three severities and there were 16% subjects with severe NES. The NES severity was positively associated (p = 0.024) with desire of eating some palatable foods. The NES subjects consumed some snacks an hour after dinner. The NES severity was associated (p = 0.36) with energy intake at night. Although our data did not show an association between NES and body mass index (BMI), some studies found a positive association. As we know BMI is related to cardiovascular risk in general population. Therefore, we concluded that the incident of NES is positively associated with palatable eating motives and energy intake at night among students. Therefore, the university should initiate promoting healthy eating behaviour among their students..

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