According to a new study by Harris Poll and Health Day, Americans are concerned about weight gain in the pandemic & will take action regarding it in the upcoming year.
Amid pandemic, Americans Switching To Modern Diets To Slim Down
According to the survey, 4,444 American adults around the ages of 18 to 44 are most concerned regarding the consequences of pandemics on weight gain. This survey shows that two in three adults (63%) in the United States plan to modify their diet by 2022 by reducing certain foods.
In general, more than two in five adults got heavier amid the pandemic. 7 out of 10 were concerned about weight gain & 1 out of 4 fully agreed. People in this age group are more likely to report dietary & weight management problems. They are also more concerned that the impact of pandemics on their health will exert an influence on their upcoming life.
A closer look at the survey supports Steinberg’s claim that nowadays busy life of young adults results in their increased emphasis on the adverse effects of a pandemic on their health.
Employees say that the pandemic made it difficult for them to control their weight as they were working while sitting continuously for long hours.
Parents were living a busy life, managing their jobs along with their children, which made parent’s life a whole lot difficult to handle, according to Steinberg.
Parents of children under the age of 18 are even more concerned about how a pandemic has damaged their weight & health more than adults without teenagers. Keeping up with parenting & working from home, an individual’s health & importance can be overlooked.
They are more concerned about the long-term adverse health effects of a pandemic. They are concerned whether they will lose the fat they gained amid the pandemic as everyone is currently struggling to stick to their diet.
When everyone is trying to lose weight and become healthy, many dietary methods are becoming trendy; calorie count and intermitted fasting being prominent are followed by many youngsters.
Intermittent fasting has existed for centuries & is even included in some age-old religious practices. While doing intermittent fasting, you can eat only at certain times of the day or limit the number of calories you take on specific days during a week.
“The most frequent method we see is a 16-hour fast followed by an 8-hour window meal,” says Caroline Susie, a Dallas nutritionist & national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition.
“The good thing is that it does not necessarily tell you what to eat, and it will tell you when to eat. “Suzy said. This may work for you if you don’t like to have an extensive list of items telling what to eat and whatnot.
The calorie count plans to monitor what you eat in 2022. It is the most popular dietary trend among people. Almost 20% of adults plan to watch out for their calories in the upcoming year. This includes 29% of those who tried to control their weight amid the pandemic & 32% of those who wish to slim down in 2022.
However, some respondents plan a rigorous diet. About15% are planning a low-carbohydrate diet &16% are planning a low-calorie diet by 2022.
But these types of rigorous diets are much more complicated than diets like intermittent fasting& most people don’t enjoy these diets, thus leaving their strict plans in between, said Dr. Lawrence Cheskin, head of nutrition and food at George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia.
Keeping in mind their dietary requirements, one should choose a method best suited to them, which they can follow properly.
