drank and smoked more during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say.In a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nutrients, a national team led by the University of California, Los Angeles found that U.S.
residents also spent less time exercising and more time in front of a screen."We found that regulations to restrict non-essential activities and stay-at-home orders during the pandemic have had profoundly negative impacts on multiple lifestyle behaviors in American adults," Dr.
Liwei Chen, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology and lead author of the study, said in a UCLA release. "As bad as these changes have been for all Americans, they disproportionately impact racial and ethnic.