The Hong Kong Obesity Society (HKOS) recently released a weight survey report on Hong Kong people after the fifth wave of the pandemic.
The report shows that 36 percent of Hong Kong people on average gained 10 percent in weight under the pandemic. It concluded that the result relates to the mode of working from home and reduced exercise. Experts suggest patients to seek assistance from medical teams to treat obesity by changing living habits.
HKOS conducted the survey from May 27 to June 6, 2022, by interviewing 559 Hong Kong citizens aged 18 or above, and found that 36 percent of the respondents on average gained 10 percent in weight under pandemic. Of the respondents, 37 percent said they had reduced their exercise time due to the pandemic; 90 percent said they reduced time for going out, 80 percent reported that they exercised less because of the mask mandate at public exercises areas and because of the closure of sports venues….