COVID-19’s Effect On Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

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DNPAO Publication List - Third Quarter 2021

COVID-19’s Effect On Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

 

Three papers published in the third quarter of 2021 explored the effects of COVID-19 on different aspects of obesity, nutrition, and physical activity.   Regarding obesity, scientists found that among 432,302 persons aged 2–19 years, the rate of body mass index (BMI) increase approximately doubled during the pandemic compared to a prepandemic period. Persons with prepandemic overweight or obesity and younger school-aged children experienced the largest BMI increases.   Another paper reported results of a survey of 4,053 US adults during the pandemic in June 2020. Of the respondents, 58.3% reported worry about food availability, and 57.5% reported worry about food safety.   In a different survey of 3,829 US adults in June of 2020, 30% of respondents reported less physical activity and 50% reported no change or no activity during the pandemic. Concern about exposure to the virus (39%) was the most common reason adults were less active.

Longitudinal trends in body mass index before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among persons aged 2-19 years - United States, 2018-2020 Lange SJ, Kompaniyets L, Freedman DS, Kraus EM, Porter R, Blanck HM, Goodman AB. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021;70(37):1278-1283. Published 2021 Sep 17.   Characteristics associated with self-reported worry among adults about food availability and food safety during the COVID-19 pandemic-United States, June 2020 survey data Dumas BL, Lee SH, Harris DM, Yaroch AL, Pomeroy MA, Blanck HM. Am J Health Promot. 2021;8901171211039499.   Cross-sectional study of changes in physical activity behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic among US adults Watson KB, Whitfield GP, Huntzicker G, Omura JD, Ussery E, Chen TJ, Fanfair RN. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2021;18(1):91. Published 2021 Jul 7.

 

Obesity CORD Participants Report Protocols and Strategies

 

Five Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CORD) 3.0 project recipients describe their study protocols and implementation and dissemination plans in a supplement to the journal Childhood Obesity. The reports include their use of public health strategies to facilitate the spread and scale of family-centered, evidence-based pediatric healthy lifestyle interventions. CORD recipients work in venues engaged with families with low incomes. DNPAO staff were among the authors on two papers in the supplement:

Setting the stage for reimbursable pediatric healthy weight programs Blanck HM, Hacker K, Petersen R. Child Obes. 2021;17(S1):S1-S2.   Moving pediatric healthy weight interventions into real-world settings, using implementation science to address access, flexibility, and sustainability Goodman AB, Porter RM, Sucosky MS, Belay B, Dooyema C, Blanck HM. Child Obes. 2021;17(S1):S5-S10. --   Also see:

 

A governance framework to integrate longitudinal clinical and community data in a distributed data network: the Childhood Obesity Data Initiative Kraus EM, Scott KA, Zucker R, Heisey-Grove D, King RJ, Carton TW, Daley MF, Deakyne Davies SJ, Block JP, Haemer M, Goodman AB, Garrett N, Davidson AJ. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2021;10.1097.   The Childhood Obesity Data Initiative: a case study in implementing clinical-community infrastructure enhancements to support health services research and public health King RJ, Heisey-Grove DM, Garrett N, Scott KA, Daley MF, Haemer MA, Podila P, Block JP, Carton T, Gregorowicz AJ, Mork KP, Porter RM, Chudnov DL, Jellison J, Kraus EM, Harrison MR, Sucosky MS, Armstrong S, Goodman AB. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2021;10.1097 The Childhood Obesity Data Initiative (CODI)  is now the Clinical and Community Data Initiative.

Cardiovascular health research in the workplace: a workshop report Calitz C, Pratt C, Pronk NP, Fulton JE, Jinnett K, Thorndike AN, Addou E, Arena R, Brown AGM, Chang CC, Latts L, Lerner D, Majors M, Mancuso M, Mills D, Sanchez E, Goff D. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021;10(17):e019016.

 

Nutrition

Infant Food Preparation Varies by Race, Ethnicity

 

Exposing children to a range of food textures at an appropriate age is important for developmental progress. A study of 1,904 infants enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) found that a variety of food preparation practices were used from 7 months to 13 months, which is consistent with recommendations for child development. Differences in food preparation practices were consistently observed by race and ethnicity.   Food preparation practices for infants aged from 7 to 13 months Czarnik M, Hamner HC, Moore LV. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021;S1499-4046(21)00770-3.

--   Also see: . Returning to work and breastfeeding duration at 12 months, WIC infant and toddler feeding practices Study-2 Hamner HC, Chiang KV, Li R. Breastfeed Med. 2021 Jul 28.   A qualitative analysis of program fidelity and perspectives of educators and parents after two years of the Girls' Iron-Folate Tablet Supplementation (GIFTS) program in Ghanaian secondary schools Gosdin L, Amoaful EF, Sharma D, Sharma AJ, Addo OY, Ashigbi X, Mumuni B, Situma R, Ramakrishnan U, Martorell R, Jefferds ME. Curr Dev Nutr. 2021 Jul 2;5(7):nzab094.   Physiologically based serum ferritin thresholds for iron deficiency in children and non-pregnant women: a US National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) serial cross-sectional study Mei Z, Addo OY, Jefferds ME, Sharma AJ, Flores-Ayala RC, Brittenham GM. Lancet Haematol. 2021 Aug;8(8):e572-e582.   Evaluation of hemoglobin cutoff levels to define anemia among healthy individuals Addo OY, Yu EX, Williams AM, Young MF, Sharma AJ, Mei Z, Kassebaum NJ, Jefferds ME, Suchdev PS. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Aug 2;4(8):e2119123.   Use of the electronic health record to assess prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency in pregnancy Sharma AJ, Ford ND, Bulkley JE, Jenkins LM, Vesco KK, Williams AM. J Nutr. 2021 Aug 12:nxab254.   The experience in Malawi surrounding universal vitamin A supplementation - Reply to Hasman et al Williams AM, Jefferds ME, Tanumihardjo SA, Suchdev PS, Phiri F. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021;114(1):392-393.   Micronutrient powders and diarrhoea risk in infants and young children Suchdev PS, Jefferds ME, Dewey KG, Zlotkin S, Aguayo VM, de Pee S, Kraemer K, Greig A, Arabi M, De-Regil LM; Home Fortification Technical Advisory Group. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 Aug;5(8):e28-e29.

 

Physical Activity

 

Publications Document Physical Activity Trends for Last 20 Years

US adults are more physically active than they were 20 years ago, according to a new supplement in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Yet differences exist among some racial groups, across income levels, and among people with chronic health conditions.   The supplement includes 11 papers, a commentary, and a summary. Articles with DNPAO authors include:   Surveillance of physical activity and sedentary behavior among youth and adults in the United States: history and opportunities Omura JD, Whitfield GP, Chen TJ, Hyde ET, Ussery EN, Watson KB, Carlson SA. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Aug 1;18(S1):S6-S24.

Watch a one-minute video introduction to the supplement: Progress and New Directions in Physical Activity Surveillance.

 

Participation in leisure-time aerobic physical activity among adults, national health interview survey, 1998-2018 Whitfield GP, Hyde ET, Carlson SA. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Aug 1;18(S1):S25-S36.   Trends in meeting the physical activity guidelines: muscle-strengthening alone and combined with aerobic activity, United States, 1998-2018 Hyde ET, Whitfield GP, Omura JD, Fulton JE, Carlson SA. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Aug 1;18(S1):S37-S44.   Trends in aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity by race/ethnicity across income levels among US adults, 1998-2018 Watson KB, Whitfield G, Chen TJ, Hyde ET, Omura JD. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Aug 1;18(S1):S45-S52.

Trends in meeting the aerobic physical activity guideline among adults with and without select chronic health conditions, United States, 1998-2018 Omura JD, Hyde ET, Imperatore G, Loustalot F, Murphy L, Puckett M, Watson KB, Carlson SA. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Aug 1;18(S1):S53-S63.   Trends in aerobic physical activity participation across multiple domains among US adults, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007/2008 to 2017/2018 Whitfield GP, Ussery EN, Saint-Maurice PF, Carlson SA. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Jul 5;18(S1):S64-S73.   Trends in self-reported sitting time by physical activity levels among US adults, NHANES 2007/2008-2017/2018 Ussery EN, Whitfield GP, Fulton JE, Galuska DA, Matthews CE, Katzmarzyk PT, Carlson SA. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Aug 1;18(S1):S74-S83.   Change in prevalence of meeting the aerobic physical activity guideline among US Adults, by states and territories-Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011 and 2019 Ussery EN, Omura JD, McCain K, Watson KB. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Aug 1;18(S1):S84-S85.   Purpose-based walking trips by duration, distance, and select characteristics, 2017 National Household Travel Survey Watson KB, Whitfield GP, Bricka S, Carlson SA. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Aug 1;18(S1):S86-S93.   A New Decade of Healthy People: Considerations for Comparing Youth Physical Activity Across 2 Surveillance Systems Chen TJ, Watson KB, Michael SL, Minnaert JJ, Fulton JE, Carlson SA. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Aug 1;18(S1):S94-S101.   Sex-stratified trends in meeting physical activity guidelines, participating in sports, and attending physical education among US adolescents, Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2009-2019 Chen TJ, Watson KB, Michael SL, Carlson SA. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Aug 1;18(S1):S102-S113.   Amount, type, and timing of domain-specific moderate to vigorous physical activity among US adults Saint-Maurice PF, Berrigan D, Whitfield GP, Watson KB, Patel S, Loftfield E, Sampson JN, Fulton JE, Matthews CE. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Aug 1;18(S1):S114-S122.

 

--   Also see:   Priorities and indicators for economic evaluation of built environment interventions to promote physical activity Cradock AL, Buchner D, Zaganjor H, Thomas JV, Sallis JF, Rose K, Meehan L, Lawson M, Lavinghouze R, Fenton M, Devlin HM, Carlson SA, Bhattacharya T, Fulton JE. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Jul 9:1-9.

Sedentary behavior in United States adults: fall 2019 Matthews CE, Carlson SA, Saint-Maurice PF, Patel S, Salerno E, Loftfield E, Troiano RP, Fulton JE, Sampson JN, Tribby C, Keadle S, Berrigan D. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 Jul 23.   Associations between perceptions and measures of weather and walking, United States-2015 Carlson SA, Whitfield GP, Davis RT, Peterson EL, Fulton JE, Berrigan D. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 9;18(16):8398.   Steps per day and all-cause mortality in middle-aged adults in the coronary artery risk development in young adults study Paluch AE, Gabriel KP, Fulton JE, Lewis CE, Schreiner PJ, Sternfeld B, Sidney S, Siddique J, Whitaker KM, Carnethon MR. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Sep 1;4(9):e2124516.

 

Please Note: DNPAO author names are in bold. The findings and conclusions in these reports are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Access to articles is dependent on journal subscription status. Dates reflect when publications first became available.    Also see a bibliography of publications with DNPAO authors.

 

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