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Boyd Swinburn: Nutrition expert says the pandemic has contributed to obesity

Published: Oct. 19, 2022, 7:20 p.m.

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A New Zealand researcher says the pandemic has contributed to obesity.

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Auckland University Professor of Population Nutrition Boyd Swinburn is speaking at the International Congress on Obesity in Melbourne.

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The average annual weight gain by a New Zealander increased tenfold to 1.4 kilograms during the 2020 and 2021 lockdowns.

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Swinburn says staying at home, exercising less and eating more while fast food companies ramped up advertising and home delivery, all contributed.

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He says we didn\'t have Covid in the early days so it must be due to lockdowns, rather than Covid itself.

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