Food Consumption Patterns in Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dumitraş, Diana E.; Harun, Rezhen; Arion, Felix; Chiciudean, Daniel; Kovács, Enikő; Oroian, Camelia; Poruţiu, Andra; Mureșan, Iulia C.

doi:10.3390/foods10112712

Cited by 28 publications

(22 citation statements)

References 57 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Fresh and healthy food, such as fruit and vegetables, are also recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO [29]. The EU also identifies with this within the Farm to Work strategy, which aims to ensure that people have easier access to fresh fruit and vegetables [34]. The latest study revealed an unexpected positive finding, according to which, after the outbreak of COVID-19, consumers in the European Union (EU) started buying healthy products, and 58% of Europeans consumed more fruit and vegetables.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Consumer Behavior of Young People in the Context of Health and COVID-19 Pandemic in Slovakia

Imrovič¹,

Orlíková²,

Šedík³

et al. 2022

TEM Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the whole world, including Slovakia, there were changes in people's habits and consumer behavior, as well as an intervention in a healthy lifestyle. As a result of the extremely rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, habits have changed in terms of consumer behavior and health, which has also affected young people's lives. The main objective of this study was to identify consumer behavior of young people including their lifestyle, eating habits, and purchasing behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 300 respondents up to 35 years participated in the questionnaire survey. Nonparametric and multivariate statistics were applied. The results showed that young respondents did not record decrease in physical activity nor increase in weight. However, the majority of them increased the consumption of nutritional supplements. The most important factors during purchase of healthy food were the taste from previous experiences and the quality. Furthermore, respondents indicated that they did not record an increase neither in using online platforms for fast food delivery nor purchasing food online.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Consumer Behavior of Young People in the Context of Health and COVID-19 Pandemic in Slovakia

Imrovič¹,

Orlíková²,

Šedík³

et al. 2022

TEM Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Meat and bakery products emerged as being substituted by fruits and vegetables after the crisis [66]. Families cook more and buy more from local producers, and these dietary patterns might last in the years to come [67]. In Brazil, no significant change in local households during the pandemic of COVID-19 was reported [68].…”

Section: Study Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological Barriers to Sustainable Dietary Patterns: Findings from Meat Intake Behaviour

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Sustainable diets are patterns that change consumer behaviour towards more balanced and plant-based habits. This study investigates the effect of individuals’ predisposition to adopt sustainable diets while reducing meat intake by measuring their psychological proximity to meat. Using an online consumer-based platform, a cross-sectional survey collected responses from 497 individuals. Questionnaire items included 43 questions prospected from the literature, coded as practical and essential barriers and measured on a modified 7-point Likert scale. The results showed some paradoxes, as a high predisposition to adopt a sustainable diet coexists with a high predisposition to consume animal-based proteins. The main perceived barrier to adopting a plant-based diet was the enjoyment of eating meat, followed by the lack of information about plant-based diets. Barriers related to meat alternatives remained the highest above all the others. It confirms that, for local consumers, meat remains a usual option and is easier to prepare. When investigating the moderating effect of barriers on the predisposition to behaviours towards meat intake reduction, no effect was confirmed. However, we found a U-shaped moderating effect for plant-based meal increase, confirming the psychological proximity of the meat consumption effects under the lens of the Construal Level Theory and Transtheoretical Model. These findings call for further research on the effectiveness of measuring psychological barriers related to sustainable diet adoption.

show abstract

“…On the other hand, the country with the slowest evolution was Romania, starting from 4% in 2011 and reaching only 19%, compared to other European countries, which reached over 25% by 2020. In addition, in terms of the evolution of online business-to-business (B2B) sales, through the delivery of products and services from one company to another, Ireland has seen the biggest evolution over the last decade, starting at 23% in 2011 and continuing up to 39% [48,49]. In terms of the evolution of B2B online sales, Denmark is similar to Ireland, starting at 28% in 2011 and continuing to grow to 38% in 2020 (Eurostat, 2020).…”

Section: Iot Technologies In the Sales Process In Europementioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis and Estimation of Economic Influence of IoT and Telecommunication in Regional Media Based on Evolution and Electronic Markets in Romania

Nistor

Zadobrischi

2022

Telecom

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The interconnection of devices, intended to collect and transmit data via the Internet, is called the Internet of Things (IoT). This technology has the potential to revolutionize both the economic and industrial sectors, especially in terms of data confidentiality and information security. New media, with a merger between those two, have increasingly replaced traditional media, but many researchers characterize them as two distinct but interconnected types of media. From the traditional media, with its technological evolution, the IoT has supported the development of the media through the emergence of applications, websites, and social networks designed to spread information worldwide. This research focuses on how the IoT has the ability to influence economic growth by trying to determine the impact of the IoT through theories and the evolution of economic growth. Thus, the concept of the IoT is interdependent on information and communications technology and, from an economic point of view, is correlated with productivity. In addition, the processes that have an impact on the media are those of an economic nature, all of which are interconnected with progress, innovation, and the promotion of goods and services. At the same time, this paper aims to determine the correlation between IoT and the economy, with a focus on the media, which has the main result of the development of new businesses. Thus, a bibliometric analysis of the scientific papers on the Web of Science platform regarding the IoT field was performed, in order to identify the current state of knowledge in this field. The results of this analysis highlighted that both the IoT and the economy are shaped by innovation, opportunities, and development.

show abstract

Food Consumption Patterns in Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 28 publications

References 57 publications

Consumer Behavior of Young People in the Context of Health and COVID-19 Pandemic in Slovakia

Consumer Behavior of Young People in the Context of Health and COVID-19 Pandemic in Slovakia

Psychological Barriers to Sustainable Dietary Patterns: Findings from Meat Intake Behaviour

Analysis and Estimation of Economic Influence of IoT and Telecommunication in Regional Media Based on Evolution and Electronic Markets in Romania

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About