A Systematic Review on Precision Nutrition for Prevention and Management of Obesity during COVID-19
Norazmir Md Nor, Wan Nurul Ahlam Syakirah Wan Mohd Shafie, Muchtaruddin Mansyur
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ABSTRACT
The
COVID-19 pandemic is now catching the country by surprise. The disease has had
a huge influence worldwide, and the nation has been put in lockdown by this
health crisis. The psychological health, physical health and economic condition
of individuals are adversely impacted by quarantine and lockdown. As mobility
is reduced, there will be a dramatic shift in the population's lifestyle, where
the people's physical activity level will decrease. Low levels of physical
exercise can lead to a large number of obesity cases. Therefore, steps for
obesity prevention and management need to be taken. One approach is to
administer nutrition with accuracy through precision nutrition. Therefore, this
research aims to review articles on precision nutrition for the treatment and
control of obesity towards a restricted movement order during the COVID-19
health crisis. The literature search was conducted from May 2020 until January
2021 using Scopus and Science Direct as the main databases. The articles included follow the inclusion criteria published
in English language, including nutrition intervention for prevention and
management of obesity, focus on health crisis, and no restriction of time and
study design. Various studies show that precision nutrition has a potential
benefit in preventing or controlling obesity prevalence due to restricted
movement order or quarantine upon health crisis.
Keywords: Precision Nutrition, Obesity, Quarantine, Lockdown, COVID-19