An Overview of the Sociological and Environmental Factors Influencing Eating Food Behavior in Canada

Marcone, Massimo F.; Madan, Pavneesh; Grodzinski, Bernard

doi:10.3389/fnut.2020.00077

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“…Besides, people with older age, being ever married, with S-COVID-19-S, comorbidity, and smoking and drinking behaviors also had worse dietary intake behavior. Social and environmental factors were found as determinants of eating behavior in a previous study (56). Therefore, nutrition support programs are important for vulnerable people to improve their dietary intake behavior (57,58), especially during the pandemic and home confinement (30,31).…”

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Healthy Dietary Intake Behavior Potentially Modifies the Negative Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Depression: A Hospital and Health Center Survey

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et al. 2020

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic causes a huge burden for affected countries. Several public health interventions were applied to contain the infection. However, the pandemic itself and the lockdown measure negatively influence people's lifestyles and psychological health. Purpose: To explore determinants of healthy dietary intake and depression, and examine the interaction between healthy dietary intake and COVID-19 lockdown on depression. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at 18 hospitals and health centers from February 14 to May 31, 2020. Data of 8,291 outpatients were collected including patients' characteristics, clinical parameters, health literacy, healthy dietary intake (using the healthy eating score, HES), other health-related behaviors, and depression (using the patient health questionnaire, PHQ). Depression was defined as PHQ score ≥ 10. Results: Protective factors of healthy dietary intake and depression were higher education, better medication payment ability, higher social status, more physical activity, and higher health literacy, whereas older age, ever married, own business or other types of occupation, lockdown, suspected COVID-19 symptoms, and comorbidity were associated with lower HES scores and a higher depression likelihood. Besides, overweight/obesity and alcohol drinking were associated with lower HES scores. As compared with patients not under lockdown and with lowest HES score, those who were under lockdown and with lowest HES score had 10.6 times higher depression likelihood (odds ratio, OR, 10.60; 95% CI 6.88, 16.32; p < 0.001), whereas people with higher HES score had 15% lower depression likelihood (OR 0.85; 95% CI 0.82, 0.89; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Healthy dietary intake and depression were determined by several sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral factors. Lockdown measure affects people's dietary intake behavior and depression. Importantly, healthy dietary intake potentially modifies the negative effect of lockdown on depression.

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Healthy Dietary Intake Behavior Potentially Modifies the Negative Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Depression: A Hospital and Health Center Survey

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Phan

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“…Furthermore, this multi-dimensional system is influenced by an individual’s attitude and by individuals interacting within a community in different contexts and over different periods [ 19 ]. Studies conducted in other countries have revealed that personal factors that influence eating patterns can include attitudes, beliefs, food preferences, self-efficacy, and biological changes, while environmental factors can include the immediate social environment such as family, friends, and peer networks, and other factors such as school, fast food outlets, street vendors, and social and cultural norms [ 20 , 21 ]. There is a dearth of information concerning patterns and reasons for traditional food consumption in Zimbabwe [ 22 ].…”

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Facilitators and barriers to the consumption of traditional foods among adults in Zimbabwe

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Background Traditional foods have superior nutritional composition; however, they are largely absent from the Zimbabwean diet. Objective To identify barriers and facilitators to the consumption of traditional foods among adults aged 18–69 years in Zimbabwe. Methods An online-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among adults aged 18–69 years in Zimbabwe. The questionnaire was based on a socio-ecological model designed to assess barriers and facilitators at the individual, interpersonal, community, and national levels. Data were analysed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS version 20 software package. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05. Ethical approval was obtained from the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ/B/1931). Results The study enrolled 440 participants. Traditional food consumption was low in this population with only 9.3% consuming these foods daily. At the individual level, 44.4% of study participants mentioned their consumption of traditional foods is facilitated by generational factors, while the most important barrier at this level was the inconvenience in accessing and preparing traditional foods (33.2%). At the community and national levels, the most important facilitator was family members (26.2%) and lack of environmental contaminants (38.9%), respectively, while most important barrier at the community and national levels was their residential location or residence (31.8%) and aggressive marketing of processed foods (47.8%), respectively. Conclusions Consumption of traditional foods was low in general. Generational factors, family contribution, and food safety impact the consumption of traditional foods among adults in Zimbabwe. The food environment, particularly commercial advertising of alternative foods, is a deterrent. Therefore, interventions to promote the consumption of traditional foods must take into account these factors at every stage of the socio-ecological model.

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“…In conclusion, it is essential to implement FOPLs with serious, more widespread, structured, programmed policies, coordinated by professionals in the sector who are directly and daily involved with consumer issues, to inform and educate people on how to manage their purchases and on the composition of a healthy and sustainable dietary pattern. It appears clear that there is no one-size-fits-all solution: strategies in food and health policy should be explored within a multi-variable scenario [94]. All scientific gaps should be filled before any decision is made.…”

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Are Front-of-Pack Labels a Health Policy Tool?

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To stem the increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity, front-of-pack labels (FOPLs) have been developed since 1989. Whereas several countries have already adopted one voluntarily, the European Community wants to harmonize an FOPL system that will be mandatory for all member states. The purpose of this narrative review is to describe what could be achieved or not by FOPLs, and to discuss if there is enough evidence to establish whether such labels are effective in modifying purchasing behavior, in directing individual dietary patterns towards a healthy and sustainable diet, and in reformulating food products by the food industry. Non-directive FOPLs, which are still under study, appear to be informative and well-accepted by consumers even if they require a cognitive effort. Conversely, directive FOPLs are supported by several studies, but they are mostly conducted in simulated scenarios and/or performed as retrospective studies. Nevertheless, directive FOPLs are rated as an intuitive tool, and they have demonstrated a high capacity to help consumers rank food products as more or less healthy. In conclusion, directive and non-directive FOPLs convey different messages. No FOPL individually can be considered exhaustive in relation to all the objectives outlined in this narrative review, and therefore, the development of a model synthesizing both messages is advisable. Many questions remain open, such as the possibility of reformulating pre-packaged products, how to deal with traditional products, and the impact on the incidence of NCDs and obesity. In the light of the complexity of factors that condition consumption choices and health, none of the current FOPLs can be considered a health policy tool on its own. The possibility of development remains open, but as the state of the art, these tools do not seem to be able to achieve all the European Community goals together. We can speculate that they could meet these goals only if they are integrated into a multi-tiered, structured health policy intervention.

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An Overview of the Sociological and Environmental Factors Influencing Eating Food Behavior in Canada

Cited by 39 publications

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Healthy Dietary Intake Behavior Potentially Modifies the Negative Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Depression: A Hospital and Health Center Survey

Healthy Dietary Intake Behavior Potentially Modifies the Negative Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Depression: A Hospital and Health Center Survey

Facilitators and barriers to the consumption of traditional foods among adults in Zimbabwe

Are Front-of-Pack Labels a Health Policy Tool?

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