Obesity affects shockingly high rate of people in Hungary
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Obesity has become endemic in Hungary, where almost 60 percent of the population is concerned. Among the reasons we can list the coronavirus, the lockdowns and the home office. In the last two years, Hungarians ate more but moved less. The result is that significantly more people struggle with overweight than prior to the pandemic.
According to index.hu, almost 60 percent of Hungary’s population struggle with overweight or obesity. The coronavirus epidemic only worsened the statistics. In the last two years, the average weight increase concerning Hungarians was 4-5 kilos, Róbert J. Bedros, the director of the Szent Imre Hospital, a fellow teacher of the University of Pécs and founder of the institution’s obesity department, told the Hungarian media outlet.
Regarding the way the pandemic affected the weight increase of Hungarians, the professor could not share any good news. He said they published a relevant study with his colleagues one year ago.
They named the problem “COVID-type obesity.”
Their writing was a success, quoted by many of their fellow researchers.
They said that ‘home office’ meant mostly ‘kitchen office’. Thanks to that, most people ate significantly more. Meanwhile, the amount of exercise decreased drastically because of the lockdowns. Hungarians eat 68 percent more snacks, while the time spent on sports suffered a 54 percent reduction. On the other hand, people would like to continue the home office. Therefore, the above-described issue is not expected to disappear with the end of the pandemic/lockdowns.