Adherence to healthy food choices during the COVID-19 pandemic in a U.S. population attempting to lose weight

Mitchell, Ellen Siobhan; Yang, Qiuchen; Behr, Heather; DeLuca, Laura; Schaffer, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2021.03.009

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“…Second, significant improvements emerged about nutrition and food item intake, in line with the previous findings [45] , [46] . These patterns may have also been influenced by spending more time at home than subjects without diabetes, trying to avoid contagion [9] .…”

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COVID-19 pandemic impact on people with diabetes: results from a large representative sample of Italian older adults

Vigezzi¹,

Bossi²,

Derosa³

et al. 2022

Primary Care Diabetes

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

COVID-19 pandemic impact on people with diabetes: results from a large representative sample of Italian older adults

Vigezzi¹,

Bossi²,

Derosa³

et al. 2022

Primary Care Diabetes

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“…The search strategy was updated to 31 August 2021, and yielded 472 results. Of these, 13 were found pertinent to our objective and selected for analysis [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Figure 1 shows a flowchart of the literature screening process.…”

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Trends in Coffee and Tea Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Castellana

Nucci

Pergola

et al. 2021

Foods

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Over the last two years, many countries have enforced confinement to limit both the spread of COVID-19 and the demand for medical care. Confinement has resulted in a disruption of work routines, boredom, depression, and changes in eating habits, among them consumption of coffee and tea. Following six databases, we examined articles tracking consumption of these beverages. Out of 472 articles, including 23 beverage entries, 13 matched our criteria. While no clear trend in coffee consumption during the coronavirus pandemic emerged (7 of 13 studies indicated an increase, accounting for 53.8%), tea consumption clearly increased (70% versus 30%). Considering the global health emergency continuum, more research is needed to better understand the paths underlying food choices and the ways those changes may influence health outcomes, including those related to COVID-19 disease.

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“…Forced home confinement also modified dietary habits. A decrease in fresh food intake and an increase in comfort food intake have been observed during the lockdown both in the US and in Italy [ 28 , 29 ]. The Italian general population registered a worsening in eating behaviour (e.g., in the frequency of snacking between meals), most apparent in participants with a high Body Mass Index (BMI) [ 30 ].…”

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Poor sleep quality and unhealthy lifestyle during the lockdown: an Italian study

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Background The lockdown measures implemented to face the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) first wave deeply modified the lifestyle of the Italian population. Despite its efficacy in limiting the number of infections, forced home confinement was paralleled by sleep/wake cycle disruptions, psychological distress and maladaptive coping strategies (i.e., unhealthy behaviours, such as tobacco and alcohol consumption). Under these unprecedented stress conditions, we explored a possible association between poor sleep quality and increased likelihood of engaging in an unhealthy lifestyle. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted by disseminating an online survey via social networks and e-mail. We collected information on demographics, COVID-19-related data, sleep quality, chronotype, circadian misalignment, and lifestyle before and during the lockdown (i.e., consumption of cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, coffee, hypnotics, comfort food and fresh food; practice of physical activity). A global healthiness score was computed to assess participants’ modifications in lifestyle since the beginning of the lockdown. Results 1297 respondents were included in the study: 414 (31.9%) from Northern Italy, 723 (55.8%) from Central Italy, 160 (12.3%) from Southern Italy. The following variables were found to be significant predictors of the adoption of an unhealthy lifestyle since the beginning of the lockdown: poor sleep quality, high BMI and considering the measures adopted by the government to fight the pandemic as excessive. Living in Northern Italy, instead, was associated with healthier habits compared to living in Central Italy. Conclusions Poor sleepers may represent the share of the general population who paid the highest price for social isolation. Further investigations are required to explore the role of sleep quality assessment in the identification of individuals vulnerable to unhealthy behaviours under stressful conditions.

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Adherence to healthy food choices during the COVID-19 pandemic in a U.S. population attempting to lose weight

Cited by 20 publications

References 15 publications

COVID-19 pandemic impact on people with diabetes: results from a large representative sample of Italian older adults

COVID-19 pandemic impact on people with diabetes: results from a large representative sample of Italian older adults

Trends in Coffee and Tea Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Poor sleep quality and unhealthy lifestyle during the lockdown: an Italian study

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