Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Dietary and Lifestyle Changes and Their Associations with Perceived Health Status and Self-Reported Body Weight Changes in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic is accompanied by dramatic changes in lifestyle and dietary behaviors that can significantly influence health. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey to assess COVID-19 pandemic-induced dietary and lifestyle changes and their association with perc...
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| author | Jagmeet Madan Traci Blonquist Eram Rao Ankita Marwaha Joshya Mehra Richa Bharti Nishi Sharma Ritika Samaddar Sandhya Pandey Eunice Mah Varsha Shete YiFang Chu Oliver Chen |
| author_facet | Jagmeet Madan Traci Blonquist Eram Rao Ankita Marwaha Joshya Mehra Richa Bharti Nishi Sharma Ritika Samaddar Sandhya Pandey Eunice Mah Varsha Shete YiFang Chu Oliver Chen |
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| description | Home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic is accompanied by dramatic changes in lifestyle and dietary behaviors that can significantly influence health. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey to assess COVID-19 pandemic-induced dietary and lifestyle changes and their association with perceived health status and self-reported body weight changes among 1000 Indian adults in early 2021. Positive improvements in dietary habits, e.g., eating more nutritious (85% of participants) and home-cooked food (89%) and an increase in overall nutrition intake (79%), were observed. Sixty-five percent of participants self-reported increased oat consumption to support immunity. There were some negative changes, e.g., more binge eating (69%), eating more in between meals (67%), and increasing meal portion size (72%). Two-thirds of participants reported no change in lifestyles, whereas 21 and 23% reported an increase, and 13 and 10% reported a decrease in physical activity and sleep, respectively. Overall, 64 and 65% of participants reported an improvement in perceived health and an increase in body weight during the COVID-19 period compared to pre-COVID-19, respectively. The top motivations for improving dietary habits included improving physical and mental health and building immunity. In conclusion, the overall perceived health was improved and there was an increase in self-reported body weight in most participants during COVID-19. Diet emerged as the most crucial determinant for these changes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64c0f353d44a40c1a5cf1b48ae6bbda22023-11-23T00:44:16ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-10-011311368210.3390/nu13113682Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Dietary and Lifestyle Changes and Their Associations with Perceived Health Status and Self-Reported Body Weight Changes in India: A Cross-Sectional SurveyJagmeet Madan0Traci Blonquist1Eram Rao2Ankita Marwaha3Joshya Mehra4Richa Bharti5Nishi Sharma6Ritika Samaddar7Sandhya Pandey8Eunice Mah9Varsha Shete10YiFang Chu11Oliver Chen12Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science (Autonomous), Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University, Mumbai 400049, IndiaBiofortis Research, Merieux NutriSciences, Addison, IL 60101, USADepartment of Food Technology, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110075, IndiaPepsiCo, Inc., Gurugram 122022, IndiaPepsiCo, Inc., Gurugram 122022, IndiaPepsiCo, Inc., Gurugram 122022, IndiaPepsiCo, Inc., Gurugram 122022, IndiaMax Healthcare, New Delhi 110017, IndiaMedanta, New Delhi 110024, IndiaBiofortis Research, Merieux NutriSciences, Addison, IL 60101, USAPepsiCo, Inc., Barrington, IL 60010, USAPepsiCo, Inc., Barrington, IL 60010, USABiofortis Research, Merieux NutriSciences, Addison, IL 60101, USAHome confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic is accompanied by dramatic changes in lifestyle and dietary behaviors that can significantly influence health. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey to assess COVID-19 pandemic-induced dietary and lifestyle changes and their association with perceived health status and self-reported body weight changes among 1000 Indian adults in early 2021. Positive improvements in dietary habits, e.g., eating more nutritious (85% of participants) and home-cooked food (89%) and an increase in overall nutrition intake (79%), were observed. Sixty-five percent of participants self-reported increased oat consumption to support immunity. There were some negative changes, e.g., more binge eating (69%), eating more in between meals (67%), and increasing meal portion size (72%). Two-thirds of participants reported no change in lifestyles, whereas 21 and 23% reported an increase, and 13 and 10% reported a decrease in physical activity and sleep, respectively. Overall, 64 and 65% of participants reported an improvement in perceived health and an increase in body weight during the COVID-19 period compared to pre-COVID-19, respectively. The top motivations for improving dietary habits included improving physical and mental health and building immunity. In conclusion, the overall perceived health was improved and there was an increase in self-reported body weight in most participants during COVID-19. Diet emerged as the most crucial determinant for these changes.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3682agedietgenderphysical activitysleep |
| spellingShingle | Jagmeet Madan Traci Blonquist Eram Rao Ankita Marwaha Joshya Mehra Richa Bharti Nishi Sharma Ritika Samaddar Sandhya Pandey Eunice Mah Varsha Shete YiFang Chu Oliver Chen Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Dietary and Lifestyle Changes and Their Associations with Perceived Health Status and Self-Reported Body Weight Changes in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey Nutrients age diet gender physical activity sleep |
| title | Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Dietary and Lifestyle Changes and Their Associations with Perceived Health Status and Self-Reported Body Weight Changes in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_full | Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Dietary and Lifestyle Changes and Their Associations with Perceived Health Status and Self-Reported Body Weight Changes in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_fullStr | Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Dietary and Lifestyle Changes and Their Associations with Perceived Health Status and Self-Reported Body Weight Changes in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Dietary and Lifestyle Changes and Their Associations with Perceived Health Status and Self-Reported Body Weight Changes in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_short | Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Dietary and Lifestyle Changes and Their Associations with Perceived Health Status and Self-Reported Body Weight Changes in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_sort | effect of covid 19 pandemic induced dietary and lifestyle changes and their associations with perceived health status and self reported body weight changes in india a cross sectional survey |
| topic | age diet gender physical activity sleep |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3682 |
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