The “Quarantine 15” Weight Gain: Causes, Risks, and Solutions

Gaining weight as a result of self-isolation and stay-at-home orders has been reported in many countries around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy. Since the search for a COVID-19 miracle drug or vaccine is ongoing, people are still spending most of their time indoors, and the more they do, the more weight they seem to gain. Social media users are referring to this lockdown phenomenon as the “quarantine 15.”

What is quarantine 15?

“15” refers to the amount of weight gained in pounds. But is this phenomenon real, or is it simply a false social media narrative? …read more