Is COVID-19 a threat or an opportunity for healthy eating? An exploration of the factors that moderate the impact of the pandemic on eating habits in Uruguay

Vidal, Letícia; Brunet, Gerónimo; Curutchet, María Rosa; Girona, Alejandra; Pardiñas, Valeria; Guerra, Daniella; Platero, Estefanía; Machado, Lucía; González, Fernanda Canales; Gugliucci, Vanessa; Ares, Gastón

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2021.105651

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“…A recent study found that 66% of their respondents reported no change in their healthy eating compared to before the lockdown period [ 13 ]. Conversely, in another study, 45% of the participants stated that their eating habits changed positively, 32% negatively, and 23% neither positively nor negatively [ 14 ]. Additionally, decreased physical activity and increased sedentary time are other results of lockdown orders and stay-at-home calls [ 15 ].…”

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Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effects on Diet, Sedentary Lifestyle, and Stress

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Many companies switched to working from home (WFH) after the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aimed to examine the changes in dietary behavior, body weight, sedentary lifestyle, and stress in individuals who practice WFH. A cross-sectional, web-based questionnaire was administered between March and May 2021 and included socio-demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, WFH arrangement, changes in diet, sedentary lifestyle, and stress status. A total of 328 individuals (260 women, 68 men), aged 31.3 ± 8.3 years with a BMI of 24.9 ± 4.6 kg/m2, participated in the study. The questionnaire revealed that the daily working time increased with WFH. The majority of the individuals (59.1%) gained weight. The average daily sedentary time and the Perceived Stress Scale score increased significantly. The daily sedentary time and Non-Healthy Diet Index scores were higher in individuals who gained weight (p < 0.05). A multinominal regression model revealed that increased body weight was less likely in individuals with underweight and normal BMI classifications. Normal BMI, stable work shifts, and no physical activity were positive predictors for gaining weight. These results suggest that WFH may have significant negative effects on physical and mental status of individuals.

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“…It is equally interesting to see that the "unhealthier" cluster is, simultaneously, the cluster where the changes imposed by the pandemic resulted in higher increase in consumption of palatable food, rich in sugar, salt, and fat, as well as in food-related behaviors like snacking between meals or choosing comfort foods. The identification of different clusters of healthier and unhealthier changes during lockdown echoes the idea that the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was not equal to all individuals and can be seen as both an opportunity and a threat for healthy eating, advising us to look beyond the global patterns of change to the more specific predictors of change (Vidal et al, 2021). Among these factors, sex and age can be particularly important.…”

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Changes in food behavior during the first lockdown of COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-country study about changes in eating habits, motivations, and food-related behaviors

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“…En adición, en Uruguay, Vidal et al (2021) comprobaron que las personas más adheridas al distanciamiento social tenían más probabilidades de informar comportamientos de estilo de vida saludable; en torno a los cambios en los hábitos alimentarios, estos también fueron categorizados como positivos y negativos por diferentes segmentos. Una de las limitaciones de este trabajo radica en la obtención de respuestas autoinformadas y el haberse llevado a cabo en línea, esto pudo restringir la capacidad de incluir personas con poco acceso a recursos electrónicos.…”

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Alimentación, estilo de vida y distanciamiento social: un estudio en el sureste brasilero durante la pandemia de COVID-19

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Introducción: a raíz de la emergencia por la COVID-19, las medidas de distanciamiento social adoptadas para mitigar la tasa de infección pueden influenciar los hábitos alimentarios y otros factores de estilo de vida. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la relación del distanciamiento social y los factores de estilo de vida en adultos del sureste brasilero durante la primera ola pandémica. Metodología: se trata de un estudio transversal con 1828 adultos de entre 18 y 83 años, de ambos sexos, realizado a través de un cuestionario en línea; se recolectaron y analizaron datos sociodemográficos, alimentarios, sanitarios y de estilo de vida, en función de si se guardó o no el distanciamiento social. Resultados: los resultados mostraron disminución del desayuno (12,5 %) y aumento del consumo de meriendas (24,5 % matutina y 12,5 % vespertina) y picoteos entre comidas (20,4 %), así como de la ingesta de verduras y leguminosas entre quienes estaban recluidos y de pescado y comida rápida entre los que no lo estaban; la mayoría de participantes reportó ganancia de peso a lo largo de este periodo. Las personas en confinamiento dormían más y su principal causa de ansiedad fueron las estadísticas de la enfermedad. Conclusión: los hallazgos sugieren la necesidad de implementar estrategias de promoción de la salud acordes a circunstancias como la actual.

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Is COVID-19 a threat or an opportunity for healthy eating? An exploration of the factors that moderate the impact of the pandemic on eating habits in Uruguay

Cited by 10 publications

References 57 publications

Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effects on Diet, Sedentary Lifestyle, and Stress

Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effects on Diet, Sedentary Lifestyle, and Stress

Changes in food behavior during the first lockdown of COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-country study about changes in eating habits, motivations, and food-related behaviors

Alimentación, estilo de vida y distanciamiento social: un estudio en el sureste brasilero durante la pandemia de COVID-19

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