REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot145310.32687/1561-5936-2022-26-3-240-245Review articleChanges in body mass index among students from different countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemicMingazovR. N.mrn85@mail.ruGureevS. A.-TliashinovA. O.-MingazovaE. N.-N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public HealthA. N. Kosygin Russian State University, Institute of Social EngineeringPirogov Russian National Research Medical UniversityKazan State Medical University1512202226324024521092022Copyright © 2022,2022The official declaration by the WHO of a global pandemic of COVID-19 in 2020 led to various restrictive measures around the world in order to prevent the rapid spread of the virus. In many countries, it was decided to close educational institutions (schools, lyceums, colleges, universities) and switch to distance learning, which contributed to the deviation from the established lifestyle of students, including eating habits and, consequently, to a possible change in their weights. It has been proven that a complete, balanced diet and systematic exercise can strengthen the human body in the fight against adverse factors, including infectious ones. 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