[HTML][HTML] The effects of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on pediatric nutritional and metabolic diseases: a narrative review

ME Capra, B Stanyevic, A Giudice, D Monopoli… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 was the first pathogen implied in a worldwide health emergency in the last
decade. Containment measures have been adopted by various countries to try to stop …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the lockdown period on the mental health of elite athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review

V Carnevale Pellino, N Lovecchio, MV Puci… - Sport Sciences for …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose This review aimed to assess the effects of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on
mental health to elite athletes. The emotional background influenced their sport career and …

[HTML][HTML] Development and validation of a lifestyle behavior tool in overweight and obese women through qualitative and quantitative approaches

CW Ku, RSX Loo, CJE Lim, JJX Tan, JEW Ho, WM Han… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is a paucity of effective intervention tools for overweight/obese women to assess,
guide and monitor their eating behavior. This study aimed to develop a lifestyle intervention …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity and adipose tissue dysfunction: from pediatrics to adults

A Menendez, H Wanczyk, J Walker, B Zhou, M Santos… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a growing health problem that affects both children and adults. The increasing
prevalence of childhood obesity is associated with comorbidities such as cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of an online supervised exercise training in children with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Vandoni, V Carnevale Pellino, A Gatti… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 restrictions have dramatically reduced the active lifestyle and physical activity
(PA) levels in the whole population, a situation that can contribute to weight gain and to …

[HTML][HTML] Pediatric COVID-19 and diabetes: an investigation into the intersection of two pandemics

S Fotea, CM Ghiciuc, G Stefanescu, AL Cianga… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a complex infectious disease caused by the SARS-
CoV-2 virus, and it currently represents a worldwide public health emergency. The pediatric …

[HTML][HTML] The dual pandemics of COVID-19 and obesity: bidirectional impact

N Kapoor, S Kalra, W Al Mahmeed, K Al-Rasadi… - Diabetes Therapy, 2022 - Springer
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for the
COVID-19 pandemic, has been shown to disrupt many organ systems in the human body …

[HTML][HTML] Exergames to limit weight gain and to fight sedentarism in children and adolescents with obesity

V Calcaterra, M Vandoni, L Marin, V Carnevale Pellino… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Exergames are defined as digital games that require bodily movements to play, stimulating
an active gaming experience to function as a form of physical activity (PA). The players …

[HTML][HTML] Self-declared physical activity levels and self-reported physical fitness in a sample of Italian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Gatti, L Pugliese, V Carnevale Pellino… - European journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Only 20% of children worldwide reach the suggested physical activity (PA) levels, and the
COVID-19 restrictions seemed to have worsened this situation. In addition, physical fitness …

[HTML][HTML] Physical inactivity and depression: the gloomy dual with rising costs in a large-scale emergency

R Codella, A Chirico - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2023 - mdpi.com
At the end of October of 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) released “the Global
status report on physical activity 2022”[1]—the yearly document on the extent to which …