Average weight change during self-isolation in Russia 2020, by generation
42 percent of Russians reported gaining weight during that period.
Among respondents who stated that they gained weight during the self-isolation period due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia in 2020, the average increase in body weight was measured at 2.4 kilograms. Generation Z representatives who lost weight during the lockdown saw a reduction by 3.9 kilograms on average. In total, nearly