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1Bozkurt A (2019) Intellectual roots of distance education: A progressive knowledge domain analysis. Distance Educ 40: 497-514.
2Saykili A (2014) Distance education: Definitions, generations and key concepts and future directions. Int J Contemp Edu Res 5: 2-17.
3Thoms B, Eryilmaz E (2014) How media choice affects learner interactions in distance learning classes. Comput Educ 75: 112-26.
4Urh M, Vukovic G, Jereb E (2015) The model for introduction of gamification into e-learning in higher education. Procedia Soc Behav Sci 197: 388-97.
5 Bruder I (1989). Distance Learning: What's Holding Back This Boundless Delivery System? Electronic learning 8: 30-5.
6Goodman J, Melkers J, Pallais A (2019) Can online delivery increase access to education? J Labor Econ 3: 1-34.
7Erickson AS, Noonan PM (2010) Late-career adults in online education: A rewarding experience for individuals aged 50 to 65. JOLT 6: 388-97.
8Githens RP (2007) Older adults and e-learning: Opportunities and barriers. Q Rev Distance Educ 8: 329.
11Hobbs M, Pearson N, Foster PJ, Biddle SJ (2015) Sedentary behavior and diet across the lifespan: an updated systematic review. Br J Sports Med 49: 1179-88.
12Alomari MA, Khabour OF, Alzoubi KH (2020) Changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior amid confinement: the BKSQ-COVID-19 project. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 13: 1757.
13Yamada K, Yamaguchi S, Sato K, Fuji T, Ohe T (2020) The COVID-19 outbreak limits physical activities and increases sedentary behavior: A possible secondary public health crisis for the elderly. J Orthop Sci 25: 1093.
17The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Healthy weight, nutrition, and physical activity: The health effects of overweight and obesity.
18 Conway BN, Han X, Munro HM, Gross AL, Shu XO (2018). The obesity epidemic and rising diabetes incidence in a low-income racially diverse southern US cohort. PloS one 13: e0190993.
19Hall ME, do Carmo JM, da Silva AA, Juncos LA, Wang Z, et al. (2014) Obesity, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease. Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis 7: 75.
20Flanagan EW, Beyl RA, Fearnbach SN, Altazan AD, Martin CK, et al. (2021) The impact of COVID‐19 stay-at-home orders on health behaviors in adults. Obesity 29: 438-45.
21Yang S, Guo B, Ao L, Yang C, Zhang L, et al. (2020) Obesity and activity patterns before and during COVID-19 lockdown among youths in China. Clin Obes 10: e12416.
22 Pellegrini M, Ponzo V, Rosato R, Scumaci E, Goitre I, et al. (2020) Changes in weight and nutritional habits in adults with obesity during the “lockdown” period caused by the COVID-19 virus emergency. Nutrients 12: 2016.
30Casazza K, Brown A, Astrup A, Bertz F, Baum C, et al. (2015) Weighing the evidence of common beliefs in obesity research. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 55: 2014-53.
31Gouda M, Matsukawa M, Iijima H (2018) Associations between eating habits and glycemic control and obesity in Japanese workers with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes metab Syndr Obes Targets Ther 11: 647.
32Shuval K, Leonard T, Murdoch J, Caughy MO, Kohl HW, et al. (2012) Sedentary behaviors, and obesity in a low-income, ethnic-minority population. J Phys Act Health. 10: 134-8.
33 Cohen SS, Matthews CE, Signorello LB, Schlundt DG, Blot WJ, et al. (2013) Sedentary and physically active behavior patterns among low-income African American and white adults living in the southeastern United States. PloS one 8: e59975.
38 Ha EJ, Caine-Bish N (2011) Interactive introductory nutrition course focusing on disease prevention increased whole-grain consumption by college students. J Nutr Educ Behav 43: 263-7.
39Ireland DM, Clifton PM, Keogh JB (2010) Achieving the salt intake target of 6 g/day in the current food supply in free-living adults using two dietary education strategies. J Am Diet Assoc 110: 763-7.
40Sahyoun NR, Pratt CA, Anderson AM (2004) Evaluation of nutrition education interventions for older adults: a proposed framework. J Am Diet Assoc 104: 58-69.