Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition. I am so happy to be here today to chat about nutrition with another

RD and then, or a registered dietitian, I should say. And with all of you, we try to keep you

all in mind when we're creating these shows when we're talking about nutrition that's in a way

that's easy to understand.

And what we try to do is give you some actionable tips so that you can go out and apply

some real food nutrition ideas to your everyday life.

And today we're going to talk about six different steps that you

can take to boost your metabolism. If you have gained weight during the pandemic, you are not

alone, and I bet you know that because I feel like that's been a topic of conversation amongst,

well, many of us, right?

And there was a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic

Syndrome, Clinical Research and Review. It reported almost 50% of adults gained weight during the first year of the pandemic.

No surprise there, right?

And news reports tell us that obesity was considered an epidemic even before the COVID pandemic.

And now, of course, it's even worse.

This study found that the high stress from the COVID pandemic led to unhealthy lifestyle habits

and poor food choices, which in turn resulted in weight gain and an increase in chronic

illnesses.

I mean, who didn't stress eat or drink, right?

What about entertainment eating?

We didn't have anything to do. So it was like, oh, I guess we'll eat. You know, might as well go grab a snack. Or what about loneliness? Did food become a companion for you? Or just the convenience of it. You know, when we were staying at home and working from home, you'd pass by

your refrigerator. It was so much more convenient to just grab something to eat or out of the

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