Physical and mental health during the 2020 lock-down

The results of a 12000-person survey conducted in April, on the effects of the lock-down that was – and is – imposed in many countries:

“The stay-at-home orders did result in one major health positive. Overall, healthy eating increased because we ate out less frequently. However, we snacked more. We got less exercise. We went to bed later and slept more poorly. Our anxiety levels doubled,”…

“Overall, people with obesity improved their diets the most. But they also experienced the sharpest declines in mental health and the highest incidence of weight gain,”

It’ll be interesting to see the results of the same survey conducted in October, at the time of this writing, half a year later. Many countries still have some form of a lock-down. Working from home has become normal for white-collar jobs. Consequently, companies have adjusted their cultures, not always explicitly. People have adjusted their days accordingly. Finally, several countries, notably in North America and Europe, are seeing a ‘second wave’ of Covid cases.