Increased Prevalence of Breakfast Skipping in Female College Students in COVID-19

Yokoro, Miyuki; Wakimoto, Keiko; Otaki, Naoto; Fukuo, Keisuke

doi:10.1177/1010539521998861

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“…Intake of breakfast slightly increased over number of days from baseline to FU2, whereas number of days with lunch and dinner slightly decreased. These results conflict a previous study in which female university students reported skipping breakfast more often during the pandemic [55]. Furthermore, fewer morning snacks and afternoon snacks were reported, respectively, during the pandemic as compared to before.…”

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confidence: 99%

Lifestyle behaviors in Swedish university students before and during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cohort study

et al. 2022

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Background Changes in Swedish university students’ lifestyle behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic are unknown. This study aimed to assess physical activity, sitting time, meal frequency and risk substance use (alcohol, tobacco, and illicit use of drugs) in Swedish university students before and during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, for all and stratified by age and sex. Methods Data were obtained from the Sustainable University Life cohort study in which web-based surveys were sent to university students repeatedly for one year. Baseline assessment (before the pandemic) was between August 2019-March 2020, follow-up 1 (FU1) between March-June 2020, and follow-up 2 (FU2) between June–September 2020. Participants reported weekly minutes of physical activity, daily sitting hours, meal frequency by weekly intake of different meals, and motivation for eating irregularly, if so. Also, harmful use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs was assessed. Population means and differences with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) in lifestyle behaviors between time points were calculated with Generalized Estimating Equations. Results 1877 students (73% women, mean age 26.5 years) answered the baseline survey. Weekly exercise decreased by -5.7 min (95% CI: -10.0, -1.5) and -7.7 min (95% CI: -12.6, -2.8) between baseline and FU1 and FU2, respectively. Weekly daily activities increased by 5.6 min (95% CI: 0.3, 11.7) and 14.2 min (95% CI: 7.9, 20.5) between baseline and FU1 and FU2. Daily sitting time decreased by -1.4 h (95% CI: -1.7, -1.2) between baseline and FU2. Breakfast intake increased by 0.2 days per week (95% CI: 0.1, 0.3) between baseline and FU2. Lunch intake decreased by -0.2 days per week (95% CI: -0.2, -0.1) between baseline and FU1 and by -0.2 days per week (95% CI: -0.3, -0.0) between baseline and FU2. Dinner intake decreased by -0.1 days per week (95% CI: -0.2, -0.0) between baseline and both FU1 and FU2. Only minor differences in risk substance use were observed. Similar changes were observed in analyses stratified by age and sex. Conclusions Lifestyle behaviors in Swedish university students slightly improved during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04465435. 10/07/2020.

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Lifestyle behaviors in Swedish university students before and during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cohort study

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“…We found that 24 studies met the inclusion criteria and assessed the dietary changes of college students during the pandemic (30,31,32,34,35,36,37,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64) . Most of these investigations were cross-sectional and measured the college students' diets via online questionnaires (supplemental table).…”

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“…There was an increase in the prevalence of binge eating (35,63) , breakfast skipping (31,61,65) , cooking (31,32,35,36,37,56) , and snacking (31,32,35,51,54,58,59,64,66) in various student populations during the pandemic.…”

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“…Breakfast Skipping and Meal Timing College students were skipping breakfast and delaying meal-time during the pandemic (31,61,65) . Yokoro et al (61) indicated in their study conducted in Japan, that the % of the study population skipping breakfast during the emergency was significantly higher than the pre-emergency period (26.8% vs. 11% respectively); frequencies of skipping lunch and dinner however did not change (61) . Similar findings were observed by Celorio-Sardà et al (31) who indicated that 7.2% of the subjects skipped breakfast while maintaining lunch and dinner in Spain.…”

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Effect of COVID-19 outbreak on the diet, body weight and food security status of students of higher education: a systematic review

Jehi

Khan²,

Halawani³

et al. 2022

Br J Nutr

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The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted college students’ lifestyles and placed them at a greater risk of obesity and food insecurity. The purpose of the systematic review was to consolidate evidence for the effect of Covid-19 on students’ dietary quality, dietary habits, body weight, and food security status. A comprehensive literature search was conducted utilizing various databases including Google Scholar, MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, Embase, and Scopus to identify relevant studies. To be incorporated in this review, studies had to include higher education students, measure the prevalence of food insecurity, and assess the dietary and body weight changes during the Covid-19 pandemic. The studies showed that the diet quality of college students was compromised during the pandemic in many nations due to the decrease in the intake of whole grains, dairy products, legumes, nuts, fruits, and vegetables and the increase in consumption of alcohol, confectionery products, and refined grains. There was an increase in the frequency of cooking, binge eating, breakfast skipping, and unhealthy snacking. These modifications, in return, were associated with body weight changes, with no less than 20 to 30 % of students gaining weight during the pandemic. The pandemic also impacted food security status of students, with over 30% being food insecure worldwide. The Covid-19 outbreak has exacerbated the students’ diet quality and dietary habits and placed them under high risk of weight gain and food insecurity. Higher education institutions and governments should improve students’ access to nutritious foods and incorporate nutrition education interventions in the curricula.

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“…With the modification in sleep schedule comes the loss of meal routines as well. Breakfast was no longer an essential early morning meal for those who were accustomed to eating within a few hours of waking up [12,13]. Breakfast is considered an essential meal of the day, and skipping it appears to trigger mental distress [14,15].…”

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confidence: 99%

The Impact of the Different Stages of COVID-19, Time of the Week and Exercise Frequency on Mental Distress in Men and Women

Begdache

Danesharasteh²,

Ertem³

2022

Nutrients

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The COVID-19 pandemic produced life disturbances and loss of routine which affected diet and sleep quality as well as physical exercise frequency. Interestingly, mental distress was higher even in those who exercised. The purpose of this study was to assess exercise frequency in relation to different levels of mental distress severity in men and women while accounting for working days and weekends. A de-identified secondary data set was analyzed. Regression analyses produced models of the different stages of COVID-19 in relation to physical exercise frequency and mental distress levels. Margin analysis generated predictive models that could be used prophylactically to customize physical exercise frequencies in men and women to reduce their risk of mental distress during future pandemics. Mental distress during the lockdown and after ease of restrictions was associated with different physical exercise frequencies, with a noticeable difference between men and women. During a pandemic, sedentary men are more likely to be mentally distressed during working days. Nevertheless, moderately active, but not very active women, may be less distressed during pandemic weekends. These findings may provide a framework to optimize mental health during different stages of a pandemic by customizing physical exercise frequencies based on gender and time of the week.

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Increased Prevalence of Breakfast Skipping in Female College Students in COVID-19

Cited by 15 publications

References 9 publications

Lifestyle behaviors in Swedish university students before and during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cohort study

Lifestyle behaviors in Swedish university students before and during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cohort study

Effect of COVID-19 outbreak on the diet, body weight and food security status of students of higher education: a systematic review

The Impact of the Different Stages of COVID-19, Time of the Week and Exercise Frequency on Mental Distress in Men and Women

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