]. To the best of our knowledge, little is known about the impact of COVID-19 on obesity and its associated risk factors. This systematic review aimed to investigate and synthesise all observational studies conducted from 2019 to 2023 on the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on obesity and its risk factors worldwide.The systematic review of “effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity and It is risk factors: a systematic review.
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