The food choice determinants and adherence to Mediterranean diet in Iranian adults before and during COVID-19 lockdown: population-based study

Mohajeri, Mahsa; Ghannadiasl, Fatemeh; Narimani, Sajad; Nemati, Ali

doi:10.1108/nfs-01-2021-0044

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“…These results are in accordance with other studies conducted in Italy during the pandemic that highlighted a consumption increase of vegetables, legumes, fruits, and fish and a consumption decrease of snacks and carbonated drinks in people with a high adherence to the Mediterranean diet [ 4 , 42 ]. The same quality increase was also observed in other countries following the Mediterranean diet [ 47 ]. Indeed, the main novelty of the present research was to highlight the correlation between food involvement and diet quality during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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confidence: 83%

Food Involvement, Food Choices, and Bioactive Compounds Consumption Correlation during COVID-19 Pandemic: How Food Engagement Influences Consumers’ Food Habits

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The containment measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic affected food-related activities, influencing dietary behavior, food habits, and dietary choices. This study aimed to compare the relationship between food involvement and dietary choices before and during the pandemic, investigating the role played by food in dietary habits. Responses given by 2773 Italian consumers to an online survey were studied through the Food Involvement Scale (FIS) and correlated to eating habits. FIS scores were then used to explain the importance given to food in circumstances related to well-being, health, and protection against COVID-19 and used to study the relationship between FIS and bioactive compound knowledge, use, and efficacy against COVID-19. The consumers more involved in food issues recognized the importance of food in circumstances related to well-being, health, and protection against COVID-19 and improved their diet during the pandemic. Moreover, consumers who gave more importance to food also revealed higher attention to the use of healthy substances, such as bioactive compounds, considering them effective against COVID-19. These results showed that food experiencing and involvement could be important elements to promote healthy dietary habits that are essential to maintain physical and mental health during emergency periods such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Food Involvement, Food Choices, and Bioactive Compounds Consumption Correlation during COVID-19 Pandemic: How Food Engagement Influences Consumers’ Food Habits

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“…Sofrito preparation, legume, chicken are less expensive than wine fish, nuts and meat so women tend to consume less expensive products in case of food insecurity and economic crisis and put aside their needs on the expense of prioritizing the health needs of their children and husbands (Pan et al , 2009), which is reflected in higher adherence among men. Covid-19 confinement lead to better cooking and more healthy eating patterns in studies in Spain (Lopez et al , 2021), Croatia (Pfeifer et al , 2021), Iran (Mohajeri et al , 2021) and Serbia (Marinković and Lazarević, 2021); this was not reflected in this study (adherence to MedDiet similar to previous local studies) although some components of adherence to MedDiet changed positively, but others changed negatively due to economic crisis.…”

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“…Recent studies suggest that people with obesity are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms (Stefan et al , 2020; Finer et al , 2020). It is clear that eating habits and lifestyle have changed during COVID-19 lockdown (Di Renzo et al , 2020; Mohajeri et al , 2021; Tan et al , 2021a; Tan et al , 2021b) and in the midst of economic crisis in Lebanon. Nutrition is becoming an important issue because malnutrition, including obesity and nutrients deficiency, influence the COVID-19 patients’ outcomes; therefore, healthy nutritional status must be maintained by following a healthy diet (Butler and Barrientos, 2020; Hendren et al , 2021).…”

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Adherence to Mediterranean diet among adults during the COVID-19 outbreak and the economic crisis in Lebanon

Karam

Ghach

Bouteen

et al. 2022

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the adherence to MedDiet among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis, using the validated 14-item MedDiet assessment tool. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative research approach, based on the distribution of an online survey throughout the social media platforms, via networking, was the applied method. The structure of the survey included the socio-economic and demographic data along with the weekly adherence to physical activity; and the validated MedDiet assessment tool. The target population included 1,030 Lebanese adults from all provinces. Descriptive statistics were used to explore the characteristics of the sample population. Adherence to the MedDiet was determined by the Med-Diet score ≥ 9. Significant differences among the variables and the adherence to the MedDiet were examined using the chi-square test. Findings Mean adherence to the MedDiet was found to be lower than an adequate score among 60.8% of participants [mean adherence 8/14 < 9 (S.D. 2.2)]. Participants from North Province, those aged 45 years and above, university graduates, participants with an average income and those who exercised for a minimum of 30 min for three times/week had a higher mean of adherence compared to other groups. Higher percentage of those who exercised had adequate adherence compared to those who exercised less or did not. More than 50% of the participants consumed olive oil, vegetables, red meat, butter/margarine, sugary drinks, commercial sweets and sofrito according to recommendations. Less than 50% of the participants consumed fruits, nuts, fish and wine according to the MedDiet standards. More men consumed fruits (55.1%), wine (21%), fish (29%) and nuts (48.5%) than women according to the MedDiet recommendations; however, more women consumed legumes (69.7%) and Sofrito (88.4%) than men, in addition more women preferred consuming chicken over meat (72.3%). Originality/value The findings call for an urgent need of spreading national awareness among adult population in Lebanon to increase the adherence to MedDiet. To add, information gained from this study serve to help understanding nutritional behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis, so public health authorities can start planning to save the threatened health-care system and preserve the wellness of the population.

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“…The motives behind food consumption and purchases, and hence the adherence to the Mediterranean diet or any similar diets, could be influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and have thus varied before and during the pandemic. This was observed by a study in Iran, which showed that sensory appeal and price were some of the more crucial factors behind food consumption in the pre-pandemic period, while health as well as weight management were noticeably more important factors during the COVID-19 pandemic period [ 50 ].…”

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Living through the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact and Lessons on Dietary Behavior and Physical Well-Being

Gill

Adenan

Ali

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The aim of this review is to highlight the spectrum on which human behavior has been affected by blanket restriction measures and on a wider scale, the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the human behaviors that have been impacted by the COVID-19 lockdown are dietary behavior and nutrition, food options and food delivery usage, physical activity and sedentary behaviors. This is important in planning effective public health strategies with minimal detriment to all subsets of society as well as improving the distribution of government aid to populations that are more severely affected. Our main purpose is to present the literature from a rapidly growing pool of scientific research to hopefully enable a better and more comprehensive understanding of the effects of this pandemic and the lessons learnt from the accompanying restrictions, as well as policy recommendations that can be made in national pandemic responses in the future.

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The food choice determinants and adherence to Mediterranean diet in Iranian adults before and during COVID-19 lockdown: population-based study

Cited by 12 publications

References 32 publications

Food Involvement, Food Choices, and Bioactive Compounds Consumption Correlation during COVID-19 Pandemic: How Food Engagement Influences Consumers’ Food Habits

Food Involvement, Food Choices, and Bioactive Compounds Consumption Correlation during COVID-19 Pandemic: How Food Engagement Influences Consumers’ Food Habits

Adherence to Mediterranean diet among adults during the COVID-19 outbreak and the economic crisis in Lebanon

Living through the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact and Lessons on Dietary Behavior and Physical Well-Being

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