Influence of COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine procedures on metabolic risk

Soo Lim; Alice Pik-Shan Kong; Jaakko Tuomilehto

doi:10.1016/j.pcd.2021.07.008

Influence of COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine procedures on metabolic risk

Prim Care Diabetes. 2021 Oct;15(5):745-750. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.07.008. Epub 2021 Jul 19.

Authors

Soo Lim¹, Alice Pik-Shan Kong², Jaakko Tuomilehto³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Electronic address: alicekong@cuhk.edu.hk.
³ Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Public Health Promotion Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland; Diabetes Research Group, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: jaakko.tuomilehto@thl.fi.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has changed the lives of many people across the globe. In addition to the effect of the virus on the biological functions in those infected individuals, many countries have launched government policy with additional impact of these quarantine procedures on the metabolic health of many people worldwide. This mini-review aimed to highlight current evidence regarding the influence of metabolic health due to these quarantine procedures including decrease in physical activity, changes in unhealthy eating habits, increase in stress, and provide recommendations of healthy lifestyle during COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Metabolic dysregulation; Preventive measures; Quarantine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Exercise
Humans
Pandemics* / prevention & control
Quarantine
SARS-CoV-2