The Relationship Between Feasting Periods and Weight Gain: a Systematic Scoping Review

Zorbas, Christina; Reeve, Erica; Naughton, Shaan; Batis, Carolina; Whelan, Jillian; Waqa, Gade; Bell, Colin

doi:10.1007/s13679-020-00370-5

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“…Comfort eating is increased and is greater when amongst those less able to express their feelings, a common feature of lockdown ( Kasparek et al, 2008 ; Salgin et al, 2015 ). This combination has swung the nutritional energy balance towards weight increase with calorific intake outstripping expenditure ( Bhutani and Cooper, 2020 ; Zorbas et al, 2020 ).…”

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“Covibesity,” a new pandemic

2020

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The COVID-19 lockdown produced behavioral, psychosocial and environmental changes which, through a variety of mechanisms, has led to widespread rapid weight gain amongst certain populations worldwide. We have termed this phenomenon ‘covibesity’. There has been an increase in food shopping, food take ways and increase in alcohol sales. Furthermore, the combination of working from home, on-line education and social media usage have all caused screen time to surge. The food industry has intensified on-line advertising focused on children. A swift response is needed from all stakeholders to prevent covibesity becoming a pandemic.

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“…During the last decade, there was an increase in searches for all terms related to "health" in the first months of each year; however, there were differences between the searches carried out in winter and summer, with such differences being significantly greater for smoking and obesity. Such periods may be subsequent to vacations and holiday times, during which it is possible to detect weight gain [27].…”

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Google Trends on Obesity, Smoking and Alcoholism: Global and Country-Specific Interest

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Unhealthy habits or lifestyles, such as obesity, smoking, and alcohol consumption, are involved in the development of non-communicable diseases. The aim of this study was to analyze different communities’ interest in seeking obesity, smoking, and alcohol-related terms through relative search volumes (RSVs) of Google Trends (GT). Internet search query data on obesity, smoking, and alcohol-related terms were obtained from GT from the period between 2010 and 2020. Comparisons and correlations between different topics were calculated considering both global searches and English-, Spanish-, and Italian-speaking areas. Globally, the RSVs for obesity and alcohol-related terms were similar (mean RSVs: 76% and 77%), but they were lower for smoking (65%). High RSVs were found in winter for obesity and smoking-related terms. Worldwide, a negative correlation was found between alcohol and smoking terms (r = −0.72, p < 0.01). In Italy, the correlation was positive (r = 0.58). The correlation between obesity and alcohol was positive in all the cases considered. The interest of global citizens in obesity, smoking, and alcohol was high. The RSVs for obesity were globally higher and correlated with alcohol. Alcohol and smoking terms were related depending on the area considered.

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“…3 Because of the lasting implications of the holiday season, there is general interest in identifying interventions to mitigate weight gain during this time of year. 5 Some strategies for managing weight during the holidays have received empirical support. For example, self-monitoring of diet and body weight has been linked to better weight control 5 and interventions to increase engagement with self-monitoring during the holiday season have been shown to be effective.…”

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“…5 Some strategies for managing weight during the holidays have received empirical support. For example, self-monitoring of diet and body weight has been linked to better weight control 5 and interventions to increase engagement with self-monitoring during the holiday season have been shown to be effective. 6 This is consistent with the well-documented role of these self-regulatory strategies in the context of behavioral weight management treatment.…”

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“…The subtle weight gain observed during this time is not without health implications, as even the modest weight gains are not typically reversed following the holiday season and likely contribute to an accumulation of weight throughout the year 3 . Because of the lasting implications of the holiday season, there is general interest in identifying interventions to mitigate weight gain during this time of year 5 …”

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Strategies to manage weight during the holiday season among US adults: A descriptive study from the National Weight Control Registry

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Background: Holidays are challenging for weight control and are consistently associated with weight gain. Managing holiday weight gain may be especially difficult for individuals with higher body weight or a history of overweight/obesity. The current study evaluated how individuals with a history of successful weight loss plan for the holiday season and how the use of weight control strategies was associated with weight change.Methods: A subgroup of participants in the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) were asked to complete a survey before (November) and after the holidays (January). At pre-holiday, participants reported height, weight, and weight goals for the holiday season (lose, maintain, minimize gains, or gain), and selected the top three weight control strategies they planned to use (from a list of 18). Post-holiday, participants reported weight and how often (frequently, infrequently, or not at all) they used each of the 18 strategies throughout the holidays.Results: Individuals who completed both surveys were included in the analysis (n ¼ 683; 69% female, 93% white, 54.6 years [SD: 13.2], 26.9 kg/m 2 [SD: 5.5]). Pre-holiday, 64% of participants were currently trying to lose weight. Only 35% of the sample wanted to continue losing weight during the holiday season. The most common strategies individuals planned to use during the holiday season were evidence based (maintaining exercise, monitoring portions, tracking foods, and self-weighing). Participants gained 0.66 kg (SD: 1.85) from pre-to post-holiday and reported using an average of 12/18 strategies. A greater number of strategies were associated with less weight gain (F[1, 670] ¼ 4.28, p ¼ 0.04). Daily self-weighing (p ¼ 0.03) and prioritizing food choices (p ¼ 0.02) were individually associated with less weight gain. Discussion: Participants in the NWCR entered the holiday season with a variety of goals for their weight and used many different strategies to control their weight.Having a wider range of strategies may be helpful to navigate the challenges to weight control during the holidays.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

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The Relationship Between Feasting Periods and Weight Gain: a Systematic Scoping Review

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“Covibesity,” a new pandemic

“Covibesity,” a new pandemic

Google Trends on Obesity, Smoking and Alcoholism: Global and Country-Specific Interest

Strategies to manage weight during the holiday season among US adults: A descriptive study from the National Weight Control Registry

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