Nutrition Behaviors in Polish Adults before and during COVID-19 Lockdown
Unexpected isolation, which has not yet been seen on a global scale, has created the conditions for evaluating nutrition in a situation of reduced spatial activity. The study aimed to assess the influence of lockdown on selected eating habits of Polish adults. An anonymous questionnaire was conducte...
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| description | Unexpected isolation, which has not yet been seen on a global scale, has created the conditions for evaluating nutrition in a situation of reduced spatial activity. The study aimed to assess the influence of lockdown on selected eating habits of Polish adults. An anonymous questionnaire was conducted, including questions about eating habits and self-reported anthropometric measurements, referring to “before” and “during” lockdown. We reported the findings of 312 adults (aged 41.12 ± 13.05 years). Overall, 64.1% of the participants were women, 77.7% urban inhabitants and 78.6% employed. The average length of social isolation was 50.79 ± 10.53 days. The majority (51.6%) of the respondents did not eat outside the house during lockdown (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). The number of meals eaten during the day during lockdown increased significantly, 11.2% of the respondents ate 5 and more meals (<i>p <</i> 0.0001). The percentage of people snacking between meals increased by 5.1% during lockdown (<i>p =</i> 0.0001). Eggs, potatoes, sweets, canned meat and alcohol were consumed considerably more commonly during lockdown, while fast-food products, instant soups and energy drinks were eaten or drunk significantly less frequently. A marked decrease in the number of daily servings of the following products was observed: bakery products, red meat, fast food, instant soups, sweet beverages and energy drinks. Conversely, the number of daily servings of sweets and canned meat significantly increased. Two thirds of the respondents reported body weight changes, with 45.86% of the participants being overweight during lockdown. Significant changes in the diet of Polish adults were found during lockdown due to COVID-19. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51ba4f8ba0e14a0896f68ef72fa76a852023-11-20T16:32:19ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432020-10-011210308410.3390/nu12103084Nutrition Behaviors in Polish Adults before and during COVID-19 LockdownEwa Błaszczyk-Bębenek0Paweł Jagielski1Izabela Bolesławska2Anna Jagielska3Aneta Nitsch-Osuch4Paweł Kawalec5Department of Nutrition and Drug Research, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 20 Grzegórzecka Str., 31-531 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Nutrition and Drug Research, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 20 Grzegórzecka Str., 31-531 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Bromatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 42 Marcelińska Str., 60-354 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Social Medicine and Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw, 3 Oczki Str., 02-007 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Social Medicine and Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw, 3 Oczki Str., 02-007 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Nutrition and Drug Research, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 20 Grzegórzecka Str., 31-531 Krakow, PolandUnexpected isolation, which has not yet been seen on a global scale, has created the conditions for evaluating nutrition in a situation of reduced spatial activity. The study aimed to assess the influence of lockdown on selected eating habits of Polish adults. An anonymous questionnaire was conducted, including questions about eating habits and self-reported anthropometric measurements, referring to “before” and “during” lockdown. We reported the findings of 312 adults (aged 41.12 ± 13.05 years). Overall, 64.1% of the participants were women, 77.7% urban inhabitants and 78.6% employed. The average length of social isolation was 50.79 ± 10.53 days. The majority (51.6%) of the respondents did not eat outside the house during lockdown (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). The number of meals eaten during the day during lockdown increased significantly, 11.2% of the respondents ate 5 and more meals (<i>p <</i> 0.0001). The percentage of people snacking between meals increased by 5.1% during lockdown (<i>p =</i> 0.0001). Eggs, potatoes, sweets, canned meat and alcohol were consumed considerably more commonly during lockdown, while fast-food products, instant soups and energy drinks were eaten or drunk significantly less frequently. A marked decrease in the number of daily servings of the following products was observed: bakery products, red meat, fast food, instant soups, sweet beverages and energy drinks. Conversely, the number of daily servings of sweets and canned meat significantly increased. Two thirds of the respondents reported body weight changes, with 45.86% of the participants being overweight during lockdown. Significant changes in the diet of Polish adults were found during lockdown due to COVID-19.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/10/3084COVID-19eating habitslockdownsocial distancingfood consumption |
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| title | Nutrition Behaviors in Polish Adults before and during COVID-19 Lockdown |
| title_full | Nutrition Behaviors in Polish Adults before and during COVID-19 Lockdown |
| title_fullStr | Nutrition Behaviors in Polish Adults before and during COVID-19 Lockdown |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutrition Behaviors in Polish Adults before and during COVID-19 Lockdown |
| title_short | Nutrition Behaviors in Polish Adults before and during COVID-19 Lockdown |
| title_sort | nutrition behaviors in polish adults before and during covid 19 lockdown |
| topic | COVID-19 eating habits lockdown social distancing food consumption |
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