US Adults Gained Over 1 Pound Each Month During COVID-19 Lockdowns: Study

US Adults Gained Over 1 Pound Each Month During COVID-19 Lockdowns: Study
A substitute teacher works from her home due to the pandemic in Arlington, Va., on April 1, 2020. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
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Adults in the United States gained about one pound and a half on average each month under lockdown orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.

Researchers collected nearly 7,500 weight measurements for analysis between February and June 2020 from participants residing in 37 different U.S. states, Dr. Gregory M. Marcus, the senior author of the research letter, wrote in the study published on JAMA Network Open.
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