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Has COVID-19 Changed the Lifestyle and Dietary Habits in the Spanish Population after Confinement?

Authors :
Carmen Álvarez-Gómez
Magdalena De La Higuera
Lorenzo Rivas-García
Javier Diaz-Castro
Jorge Moreno-Fernandez
Magdalena Lopez-Frias
Source :
Foods, Vol 10, Iss 10, p 2443 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2021.

Abstract

Since 2020, the world has been immersed in a change in lifestyle (social, lifestyle, nutri-tion and physical activity patterns), due to the appearance of COVID-19 and the strict mobility measures which were implemented to prevent its spread. All these changes had a nutritional impact on people, modifying their dietary guidelines. This cross-sectional study was carried out to assess whether dietary habits, lifestyle, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet among the Spanish adult population (25–65 years old) during confinement was modified during the post-confinement period, using an e-survey through social networks, involving 510 subjects. A decrease in the intake of ultra-processed products, with a correlation between weekly food delivery orders at home and the consumption of salty snacks, sugary drinks, and processed pastries was also recorded. Most of the subjects performed physical exercise on a regular basis, maintaining the body weight in half of the participants. During the post-confinement period a substantial proportion of the population had healthy lifestyle and dietary habits, including the adequate consumption of fruits, vegetables and legumes; adequate time was spent preparing meals and the population did not regularly order food at home, which in the long term, reduced the risk of several diseases.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23048158
Volume :
10
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Foods
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.480b935a96f486f892cd6ad0b643bd8
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10102443