Experts from the University of Copenhagen in the journal Nature Research predict that the world's mass obesity epidemic will begin after a coronavirus infection and long-term quarantine.
According to foreign media, scientists have cited stress and inactivity as the main factors that lead to weight gain during isolation. Russian experts also confirmed this problem in an interview with Izvestia.
Pirogov called Tatyana Demidova, head of the endocrinology department at the Russian National Medical University, a non-communicable epidemic.
"Obesity was a big problem even before the pandemic.
A coronavirus pandemic can help increase the prevalence of obesity. Authorities are taking restrictions and measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Gyms are closed, people do not lead an active lifestyle. This has become a serious problem that leads to overeating and the onset of a severe period: overeating, depression - obesity, etc.
Victor Sturovsa, a professor at the Zellman Institute of Medicine and Psychology, said that after isolation, obesity had already shaken North America and some European countries.
"The increase in the number of obese patients may be associated with self-isolation, restricted movement and excessive intake of easily combustible carbohydrates and fatty foods, as well as an increase in the number of cases of metabolic syndrome. Obesity is expected to increase by 10-13 percent