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Observational Study
. 2021 Oct 12;326(14):1434-1436.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.15036.

Changes in Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Susan J Woolford  1 , Margo Sidell  2 , Xia Li  2 , Veronica Else  3 , Deborah R Young  2 , Ken Resnicow  4 , Corinna Koebnick  2
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Observational Study

Changes in Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Susan J Woolford et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study compares body mass index (BMI) of youths during the COVID-19 pandemic with BMI during the same period in 2019 to determine whether they experienced pandemic-related weight gain.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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