Adjustments in Food Choices and Physical Activity during Lockdown by Flemish Adults
| Autor: | Katrien Van Beneden, Evelien Mertens, Peter Deriemaeker |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Health Behavior physical activity Computer-assisted web interviewing Anger Choice Behavior lockdown Belgium Food choice adults TX341-641 media_common Aged 80 and over Nutrition and Dietetics Loneliness Middle Aged nutrition Quarantine language Anxiety Female medicine.symptom Diet Healthy Psychology Nutritive Value Adult Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Article Food Preferences Young Adult Environmental health sedentary behaviour medicine Humans Exercise Aged Nutrition. Foods and food supply COVID-19 Boredom Feeding Behavior language.human_language Diet Flemish food choices Sedentary Behavior Cohousing dietary intake Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Nutrients Volume 13 Issue 11 Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3794, p 3794 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2072-6643 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/nu13113794 |
| Popis: | Background: On Wednesday 18/03/2020 Belgium was placed in lockdown in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. Lockdown can lead to loneliness, boredom, anger, anxiety and depression, which in turn have an influence on food choices and physical activity (PA). This study aims to map the adjustments in food choices and PA by Flemish adults during lockdown. Methods: Chi square tests were performed to investigate the relationship between adjustments in food choices, PA and demographic variables. Results: A total of 1.129 respondents filled in the online questionnaire, aged between 18 and 81 years. The healthiest food choices were made by respondents living alone during lockdown, whilst people cohabiting with others increased their PA significantly. Moreover, the dietary adjustments of adults living with children evolved more favourably to healthier choices then those cohousing with other adults. However, respondents living with other adults showed a more favourable pattern regarding adjustments in PA. The strongest increase in sedentary behaviour was observed in students. Conclusions: This study shows the impact of lockdown on both PA and food choices, where healthier adjustments were observed in PA and respondents were prone to consume unhealthier food. |
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