Changes in Diet and Physical Activity among 18–65-Year-Olds after the First National COVID-19 Lockdown in Denmark
COVID-19 lockdowns affected everyday life significantly and made it challenging to achieve or maintain a healthy lifestyle. The aim of the present study was to examine longitudinal changes in Danish adults’ eating habits and physical activity (PA) assessed during and after the first national lockdow...
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| author | Jeppe Matthiessen Anja Biltoft-Jensen Anders Stockmarr Sisse Fagt Tue Christensen |
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| description | COVID-19 lockdowns affected everyday life significantly and made it challenging to achieve or maintain a healthy lifestyle. The aim of the present study was to examine longitudinal changes in Danish adults’ eating habits and physical activity (PA) assessed during and after the first national lockdown in 2020. Furthermore, changes in body weight were examined during the first lockdown period. The whole diet (semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire), sociodemographic factors, moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA), leisure screen time, anthropometrics, change in body weight, and stress level were assessed with a self-administered web-based questionnaire among 839 18–65-year-old Danes during and 5–6 months after the lockdown. Both favorable (decreased intake of saturated fat) and unfavorable (decreased intake of whole grain and fish, and increased intake of red meat) changes were found in the diet after the lockdown, while favorable changes in MVPA (increase in couples) and leisure screen time (decrease with a combined effect of family status and education) were found for PA. More Danish adults reported to gain weight (mean 3.0 kg) than to lose weight (mean 3.5 kg) during the first lockdown period (27% vs. 15%). The study showed favorable changes in PA and mixed results regarding diet among Danish adults after the lockdown. Furthermore, the first lockdown period unfavorably impacted the body weight of many Danes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-924ae43e418343018934b716065dce772023-11-17T13:06:22ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-03-01156148010.3390/nu15061480Changes in Diet and Physical Activity among 18–65-Year-Olds after the First National COVID-19 Lockdown in DenmarkJeppe Matthiessen0Anja Biltoft-Jensen1Anders Stockmarr2Sisse Fagt3Tue Christensen4National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkNational Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkNational Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkNational Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkCOVID-19 lockdowns affected everyday life significantly and made it challenging to achieve or maintain a healthy lifestyle. The aim of the present study was to examine longitudinal changes in Danish adults’ eating habits and physical activity (PA) assessed during and after the first national lockdown in 2020. Furthermore, changes in body weight were examined during the first lockdown period. The whole diet (semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire), sociodemographic factors, moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA), leisure screen time, anthropometrics, change in body weight, and stress level were assessed with a self-administered web-based questionnaire among 839 18–65-year-old Danes during and 5–6 months after the lockdown. Both favorable (decreased intake of saturated fat) and unfavorable (decreased intake of whole grain and fish, and increased intake of red meat) changes were found in the diet after the lockdown, while favorable changes in MVPA (increase in couples) and leisure screen time (decrease with a combined effect of family status and education) were found for PA. More Danish adults reported to gain weight (mean 3.0 kg) than to lose weight (mean 3.5 kg) during the first lockdown period (27% vs. 15%). The study showed favorable changes in PA and mixed results regarding diet among Danish adults after the lockdown. Furthermore, the first lockdown period unfavorably impacted the body weight of many Danes.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/6/1480COVID-19adultseating habitsexerciseMVPAscreen time |
| spellingShingle | Jeppe Matthiessen Anja Biltoft-Jensen Anders Stockmarr Sisse Fagt Tue Christensen Changes in Diet and Physical Activity among 18–65-Year-Olds after the First National COVID-19 Lockdown in Denmark Nutrients COVID-19 adults eating habits exercise MVPA screen time |
| title | Changes in Diet and Physical Activity among 18–65-Year-Olds after the First National COVID-19 Lockdown in Denmark |
| title_full | Changes in Diet and Physical Activity among 18–65-Year-Olds after the First National COVID-19 Lockdown in Denmark |
| title_fullStr | Changes in Diet and Physical Activity among 18–65-Year-Olds after the First National COVID-19 Lockdown in Denmark |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in Diet and Physical Activity among 18–65-Year-Olds after the First National COVID-19 Lockdown in Denmark |
| title_short | Changes in Diet and Physical Activity among 18–65-Year-Olds after the First National COVID-19 Lockdown in Denmark |
| title_sort | changes in diet and physical activity among 18 65 year olds after the first national covid 19 lockdown in denmark |
| topic | COVID-19 adults eating habits exercise MVPA screen time |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/6/1480 |
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