@article{article_1373876, title={Did Adults Experience Changes in Body Weight During the COVID-19 Pandemic?}, journal={İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi}, volume={10}, pages={247–253}, year={2025}, DOI={10.61399/ikcusbfd.1373876}, author={Çapar, Aslı Gizem and Başmısırlı, Eda and Kaya, Neşe and Durmuş, Hasan and Aykut, Mualla and İnanç, Neriman}, keywords={Nutrition, COVID-19, obesity, nutritional habits}, abstract={Objective: In pandemic periods, due to changes in individual food preferences and dietary habits, it is stated that healthy, adequate, and balanced nutrition should be among the risk management strategies for pandemics. Therefore, this research aims to reveal the dietary habits and body weight changes of healthy individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 419 healthy adults aged from 18 to 65 years who live in Kayseri. The data collection was obtained through Google Forms via the online survey social network (WhatsApp). Results: The mean age of the participants was 32.91±12.80 years, and their body mass index (BMI) was 25.80±4.78 kg/m2. During the pandemic period, the body weight of 55.1% of the participants changed, 71.4% of them increased and 28.6% decreased. When compared according to BMI groups, the increase in body weight among obese individuals (8.25±5.54 kg/m2) was found to be statistically significantly higher than that of individuals with normal body weight (4.39±1.78 kg/m2) (p <0.001). Conclusion: As a result of this study, a significant increase in body weight among obese individuals during the pandemic period has been identified. Therefore, it is believed that implementing necessary regulations to prevent obesity in pre-pandemic periods by healthcare professionals would be beneficial.}, number={2}, publisher={Izmir Katip Celebi University}