Lockdown and Weight gain

Often we eat more than what we actually need ! The  estimated energy need per day is 2000 to 3000 kcal ( the actual figure depending upon  age, gender,physical activity, life style, metabolic rate etc).We eat more to satiate the tongue than to quench the appetite more so on a day when there are special and delicious cuisines. Also it is a perceived feeling that depressed or worried people either eat a lot more or even a lot less.But, the chances of eating more are high, as food acts as a source to lift the mood.Leisure is a good friend of binge eating.

It is common that people who smoke, take tea or coffee and who have the habit of munching some thing frequently would have increased doses of these activities especially when they have more leisure or no specific work to do.The best way to overcome this problem is to engage oneself in an absorbing activity of one’s choice such as reading, writing ,listening to music, exercise etc.

The lockdown which has an associated shade of a probable depression  be it due to restricted movements, solitude or socio economic insecurity or lesser face to face interaction with friends or near and dear, has the chances of finding either a higher incidence of obesity or emaciation.

So if a survey is made with data of average weights of men and women across sections of population of different backgrounds and analyse the data in the pre and post lockdown periods, it may throw light on this implication of lockdown.All in all, the lockdown offers several areas of scientific study including  the  physical and emotional changes that might have taken shape !

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