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Review
. 2020 Aug 25;15(1):60-67.
doi: 10.1177/1559827620950276. eCollection 2021 Jan-Feb.

Lifestyle Medicine During (and After) the COVID-19 Pandemic

Bruno P C Smirmaul  1 , Regina Fumanti Chamon  2 , Fabiano Moulin de Moraes  3 , Gabriel Rozin  4 , Annie Seixas Bello Moreira  5 , Roberto de Almeida  6 , Sley Tanigawa Guimarães  4
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Review

Lifestyle Medicine During (and After) the COVID-19 Pandemic

Bruno P C Smirmaul et al. Am J Lifestyle Med. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it challenging for individuals and families to maintain a healthy lifestyle, quality of life, and well-being. Preliminary evidence have suggested that higher odds of both mortality and severity of the COVID-19 are closely associated to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. Thus, in an effort to contribute to this challenging global situation, we joined a group of lifestyle medicine researchers and/or practitioners to provide scientifically sound information, recommendations, resources, and suggestions related to the main pillars of lifestyle medicine (healthy eating, physical activity, sleep, tobacco/alcohol, stress management, relationships, and planetary health) that may help health practitioners to support clients and patients maintain a healthy lifestyle during (and after) the COVID-19 crisis.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; healthy living medicine; lifestyle medicine; quality of life; well-being.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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