Less Exercise, Binge Eating, Hurt Mental Health During UK Lockdown

Less Exercise, Binge Eating, Hurt Mental Health During UK Lockdown
A file photo of a person working from home. Less physical activity, more processed snacks, and poorer sleep likely contributed to a decline in mental health in the UK during the CCP virus lockdown period according to a study by the University of Oxford. Junjira Konsang/Pixabay.com
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Poor eating habits, the invariability of daily life, and a lack of exercise likely contributed to a decline in people’s mental health during the UK’s lockdown period, the preliminary results of a University of Oxford study suggest.

Participants in an online survey of over 800 people aged 18 to 81 reported an increase in binge eating, a poorer diet and quality of sleep, less physical activity, and a rise in anxiety and sadness, particularly among young people, after the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus lockdown measures began.