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lost 5st 3 lb (33kg) in The Past year, she did not want it all again. She realized that she exercises snacked most of the morning, so that, if Now .

And she cooks for the whole family. "It gives you something to look forward to," she Says . "Think it's gonna be on about 4:30 and I," well, I have to do, your tea Now . '"

So We Are actually eating more?

This is one of The Questions asked researchers at the University of East Anglia are. You have just started.

"best I can equate it to is what happened to us during the holidays, when we throw caution to The Wind and think: 'holidays'," Says Prof Anne-Marie Minihane, Norwich Medical School , and the study's lead the diet and eating behavior.

"Now we think: 'My God , there's so much going on in The World , I will. just don't worry about my behavior People use all kinds of excuses for bad behavior, and certainly Covid-19 is a Very Good excuse. "

It is too early to analyze the results of the study, but the Prof Minihane has Anecdotal Evidence that suggests that the people have adopted unhealthy Patterns of behavior - overeating the wrong kinds of foods, and drink more.

she adds that under-eating is as bad For You as over-eating, and that especially in older adults, malnutrition is a big problem.

There are physiological reasons for some of this behavior, she Says . When The Body is stressed, it produces too much cortisol, which makes us more likely to over-eat - and not just any kind of food, but those with high fat and sugar content.

So, what can you do if you are concerned, you are overeating or snacking too much?

Routine is really important, so try and keep to a routine with three meals A Day , Says Clare Thornton-Wood, a registered dietitian and spokesperson for the

It is in order, a few snacks, but then you might need to a little smaller meals.

And if snacking is a real concern, you could put your snacks for The Day in a box. If you eat them all Before Lunch , that's fine, but there is no more.

And, what are our new eating habits, we should not feel bad about ourselves, she adds.

"Avoid too many negative thoughts, because we have a really Hard Time . You accept that you are going to eat differently and don't feel bad about it," she Says .

For others, the issues around food during the lockout more complicated.

Cara Lisette has anorexia, and the lockdown meant their daytime therapy establishment had to close.

Lose that support, as well as the early supermarket run on the canned food, the screw-down meant to her some of your "safe food" - some of your symptoms showed up again.

"I thought: 'Well, I can't control what is going on in The World right Now , but I can control what I eat," she Says . Cara decided to speak with your eating disorders team and is Now back on the track to Home .

feeling out of control is a big issue for people with eating disorders, Says Bernie Wright , a psychotherapist from Kent, mainly in this area.

"What have we to think that we have a complete lack of control in front of our door," she Says . In response, people with eating disorders, more rules can be created, how they eat. "It is an illusion of control," she Says .

Wright is an increase in transfers has seen since the lockout, partly because it has become more difficult for people to hide their eating disorders from their Families - kids can no longer claim that they had a large lunch at school, and people who suddenly discover your Partner over-exercising.

she has also heard from former clients, their symptoms, the response to the stress of the pandemic.

Wright Says , an important message in This Time is self-compassion. "Be Kind to yourself, be compassionate," she Says .

So all of the Bad News is lockdown?

Not at all, Says Clare Thornton-wood. She enjoys the meals in company of your Children , the back of the University and help in The Kitchen .

"An advantage of this blocking is that the Families sit together, eat something, if you hadn't done that before," she Says .

Illustration by Maryam Nikan

to Beat, the eating disorder charity, has published.

it has a Beat one for all, sense of Isolation, to speak with people with similar experiences and concerns.

Whether the problems that are presented here have you been affected, sources of advice and information about eating disorders.

Source of news: bbc.com