Eating Habits and Lifestyles during the Initial Stage of the COVID-19 Lockdown in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Yang, Guoyi; Lin, Xin-lei; Fang, Aiping; Zhu, Huilian

doi:10.3390/nu13030970

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“…During lockdown due to prolonged sleeping hours in the morning, delayed wakeup time was observed in an Indian study 9 . A study conducted among Chinese population revealed that home-based workers were more likely to increase their sleep duration and skipped their breakfast which is consistent with our study 10 . In the present study, a higher proportion of WFH employees reported delayed wakeup and bedtime routine than WAO group during the lockdown.…”

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Impact of Lockdown due to Covid-19 on the Lifestyle Changes of Employees in India: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Personnel Who Work at Office Versus Work from Home

Arumugam

Eapen

Padmapriya

et al. 2020

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Health Care

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The nationwide lockdown implemented due to COVID-19 drastically affected the working pattern of people. Only limited staff were allowed to Work At Office (WAO) while the rest were asked to Work From Home (WFH). Employees of both the categories faced challenges due to restricted movements and safety policies. The study was planned to assess and compare the lifestyle changes of WAO and WFH employees during the lockdown. An online cross-sectional study was designed which included employees of both Government and private sectors. Electronic Data Capture method was used to collect the data after obtaining their online consent and/assent forms by circulating a web-page developed using Research Electronic Data Capture software system. Multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed that the employees of WFH were at a higher risk than WAO with respect to their food intake and eating patterns. Our analysis indicated that the risk of weight gain was higher (OR: 1.51, P < 0.005) in WFH group besides, a significant (P<0.005) increase in time spent on mobile by the WFH. An increase in the intake of fruits and vegetables was observed in both the groups. The study highlights the need for awareness on timely eating habits and minimal use of gadgets while working from home. Encouraging periodic rotation of the staff will facilitate a balanced lifestyle among working personnel. Fitness programmes may be made for the WFH staffs, especially to the younger employees to avoid the risk of obesity.

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Impact of Lockdown due to Covid-19 on the Lifestyle Changes of Employees in India: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Personnel Who Work at Office Versus Work from Home

Arumugam

Eapen

Padmapriya

et al. 2020

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Health Care

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“…Modification of lifestyle by COVID‐19 lockdown caused also perceived stress, 33 worse sleep quality, 33,34 reduced physical activity 29,34‐36 and altered dietary habits (ie variable adherence to Mediterranean diet, 29,33,37 lower meat and fish consumption, 29 high fast food consumption 29 and reduced consumption of fresh food 38 ).…”

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Multiplying effects of COVID‐19 lockdown on metabolic risk and fatty liver

Shanmugam

Ciaula

Palo

et al. 2021

Eur J Clin Investigation

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Background Social containment measures imposed in Europe during the lockdown to face COVID‐19 pandemic can generate long‐term potential threats for metabolic health. Methods A cohort of 494 non‐COVID‐19 subjects living in 21 EU countries were interviewed by an anonymous questionnaire exploring anthropometric and lifestyle changes during 1‐month lockdown. A subgroup of 41 overweight/obese Italian subjects with previously diagnosed nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) joined the study following a 12‐month follow‐up period promoting weight loss by healthy lifestyle. Results During the lockdown, body weight increased in 55% of subjects (average 2.4 ± 0.9 kg). Weight change increased with age, but not baseline body mass index. Subjects living in Italy had greater weight gain than those living in other European Countries. Weight gain during the lockdown was highest in subjects reporting no physical activity, and low adherence to Mediterranean diet. In the NAFLD group, weight gain occurred in 70% of cases. Subjects reporting weight loss during lockdown had decreased fatty liver score at 3 months before the lockdown, as compared with 1 year before. Conclusions Strict measures of social containment—even short‐term—pave the way to the increased risk of metabolic abnormalities in the medium‐long term. In this context, adherence to Mediterranean diet and regular physical activity play a protective role both in terms of weight gain and fatty liver development/progression, with implication for primary and secondary prevention. When adopting measures imposing social containment, intensive educational campaigns must increase public awareness about beneficial effects of healthy lifestyles.

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“…For the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic, more Chinese people were advised to reduce eating out and instead cook at home. Related studies reported that significant increases were observed in the frequency of consumption of preserved vegetables [ 45 ], 38.2% of Chinese residents increased their snack intake during the COVID-19 lockdown [ 46 ] and 61.6% of participants decreased eating in restaurants, while 64.8% of participants reported increased cooking at home post-lockdown [ 47 ], which may lead to an increase in the frequency of eating high-salt condiments and foods.…”

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Comparison of Salt-Related Knowledge and Behaviors Status of WeChat Users between 2019 and 2020

Yang

Wang

et al. 2021

Nutrients

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In order to identify the status of salt-related knowledge and behavior of the residents who were active in WeChat software between 2019 and 2020, 10-day salt-related surveys were conducted in 2019 and 2020 based on the WeChat public platform of China Healthy Lifestyle for All Campaign. Distribution and scores of salt-related knowledge, salt reduction behavior and high-salt intake behavior between 2019 and 2020 were compared. Data of 2109 participants in 2019 and 12732 participants in 2020 were left for analysis. Overall, 88.2% of participants in 2019 had a willingness to reduce the amount of cooking salt in their households, significantly lower than 90.2% in 2020 (p-value < 0.05). In 2019 and 2020, over 80% of the participants knew fine dried noodles contain salt, but less than 30% knew ice cream contains salt. Over 78% of participants chose 5g or 6g for the maximum daily salt intake of healthy adults, and about 98% of participants knew that excessive salt intake would increase the risk of hypertension in both years. The percentage of participants who used salt measuring spoons asked restaurants to use less salt, read the sodium content on the nutrition facts table, chose foods with low sodium content and regularly used low-sodium salt, were 36.1%, 45.0%, 44.1%, 40.3% and 35.8% in 2019, and the percentage increased significantly to 46.4%, 49.2%, 50.8%, 47.1% and 43.4% in 2020 (all p-value < 0.05). The percentage of people regularly eating pickled mustard tubers, salted vegetables and sauce foods or using high-salt condiments also increased from 2019 to 2020. The median of salt-related knowledge scores, salt reduction behavior scores and high-salt intake behavior scores were 11, 2, 5 points in 2019, and 10, 3, 5 points in 2020, respectively. Compared to 2019, the salt-related knowledge score was relatively lower, while the salt reduction behavior score and high-salt intake behavior score were relatively higher in 2020. Besides, the score of salt-related knowledge and behaviors differed in different gender, age and hypertension groups. The COVID-19 epidemic may have influenced the salt-related knowledge and behaviors status of WeChat users in China. Promotion and education of salt-related knowledge and online behavior intervention are still needed, particularly for male and hypertension patients in the future.

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Eating Habits and Lifestyles during the Initial Stage of the COVID-19 Lockdown in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 70 publications

References 40 publications

Impact of Lockdown due to Covid-19 on the Lifestyle Changes of Employees in India: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Personnel Who Work at Office Versus Work from Home

Impact of Lockdown due to Covid-19 on the Lifestyle Changes of Employees in India: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Personnel Who Work at Office Versus Work from Home

Multiplying effects of COVID‐19 lockdown on metabolic risk and fatty liver

Comparison of Salt-Related Knowledge and Behaviors Status of WeChat Users between 2019 and 2020

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