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The Challenge of Maintaining Metabolic Health During a Global Pandemic
Andy J. King Louise M. Burke Shona L. Halson John A. Hawley
Andy J. King
Louise M. Burke
Shona L. Halson
John A. Hawley
Abstract
The ongoing global pandemic brought on by the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is having profound effects on human health and well-being. With no viable vaccine presently available and the virus being rapidly transmitted, governments and national health authorities have acted swiftly, recommending ‘lockdown’ policies and/or various levels of social restriction/isolation to attenuate the rate of infection. An immediate consequence of these strategies is reduced exposure to daylight, which can result in marked changes in patterns of daily living such as the timing of meals, and sleep. These disruptions to circadian biology have severe cardiometabolic health consequences for susceptible individuals. We discuss the consequences of reductions in patterns of daily physical activity and the resulting energy imbalance induced by periods of isolation, along with several home-based strategies to maintain cardiometabolic health in the forthcoming months.
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Date
2020
Type
Journal article
Journal
Sports Medicine
Book
Volume
50
Issue
7
Page Range
1233-1241
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ACU Department
Non-faculty
Centre for Exercise and Nutrition
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Centre for Exercise and Nutrition
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
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Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
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Open