Changes in the food and drink consumption patterns of Australian women during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Abstract Objective: This paper uses data from the seventh fortnightly Coronavirus (COVID‐19) Survey sent to women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health to investigate the relationship between the COVID‐19 pandemic and the food and drink consumption of women born in 1946‐51, 197...
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| author | Tara Tolhurst Emily Princehorn Deb Loxton Gita Mishra Karen Mate Julie Byles |
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| description | Abstract Objective: This paper uses data from the seventh fortnightly Coronavirus (COVID‐19) Survey sent to women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health to investigate the relationship between the COVID‐19 pandemic and the food and drink consumption of women born in 1946‐51, 1973‐78 and 1989‐95. Methods: A survey about changes in fruit, vegetable, discretionary food, takeaway and sugary drink consumption during the pandemic was emailed on 22 July 2020 to 28,709 women in three cohorts of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Thematic qualitative analysis was conducted on comments about changes in consumption, and basic quantitative analysis was included for context. Results: There were significant associations between age and all categories of food and drink consumption. Women wrote of lifestyle changes and choices during lockdowns, comfort and emotional eating, and access to food and drink changing their consumption behaviours. Conclusions: The COVID‐19 pandemic and interventions had both positive and negative impacts on the food and drink consumption behaviours of Australian women. Implications for public health: These findings can be used to directly influence practice around healthy food and drink consumption, highlighting enablers, including being at home, and barriers, including mental health, that should be considered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c349ee7650e48448523333fac911bb72023-08-02T08:38:48ZengElsevierAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health1326-02001753-64052022-10-0146570470910.1111/1753-6405.13295Changes in the food and drink consumption patterns of Australian women during the COVID‐19 pandemicTara Tolhurst0Emily Princehorn1Deb Loxton2Gita Mishra3Karen Mate4Julie Byles5Centre for Women's Health Research The University of NewcastleCentre for Women's Health Research The University of NewcastleCentre for Women's Health Research The University of NewcastleSchool of Public Health The University of QueenslandSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy The University of NewcastleCentre for Women's Health Research The University of NewcastleAbstract Objective: This paper uses data from the seventh fortnightly Coronavirus (COVID‐19) Survey sent to women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health to investigate the relationship between the COVID‐19 pandemic and the food and drink consumption of women born in 1946‐51, 1973‐78 and 1989‐95. Methods: A survey about changes in fruit, vegetable, discretionary food, takeaway and sugary drink consumption during the pandemic was emailed on 22 July 2020 to 28,709 women in three cohorts of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Thematic qualitative analysis was conducted on comments about changes in consumption, and basic quantitative analysis was included for context. Results: There were significant associations between age and all categories of food and drink consumption. Women wrote of lifestyle changes and choices during lockdowns, comfort and emotional eating, and access to food and drink changing their consumption behaviours. Conclusions: The COVID‐19 pandemic and interventions had both positive and negative impacts on the food and drink consumption behaviours of Australian women. Implications for public health: These findings can be used to directly influence practice around healthy food and drink consumption, highlighting enablers, including being at home, and barriers, including mental health, that should be considered.https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13295COVID‐19food consumptiondrink consumptionwomenAustralia |
| spellingShingle | Tara Tolhurst Emily Princehorn Deb Loxton Gita Mishra Karen Mate Julie Byles Changes in the food and drink consumption patterns of Australian women during the COVID‐19 pandemic Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health COVID‐19 food consumption drink consumption women Australia |
| title | Changes in the food and drink consumption patterns of Australian women during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_full | Changes in the food and drink consumption patterns of Australian women during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Changes in the food and drink consumption patterns of Australian women during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in the food and drink consumption patterns of Australian women during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_short | Changes in the food and drink consumption patterns of Australian women during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_sort | changes in the food and drink consumption patterns of australian women during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | COVID‐19 food consumption drink consumption women Australia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13295 |
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