Effect of emotional eating and social media on nutritional behavior and obesity in university students who were receiving distance education due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Durmaz, Sevinç Eşer; Keser, Alev; Tunçer, Esra

doi:10.1007/s10389-022-01735-x

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“…This finding is consistent with previous research that has found a link between social media use and obesity ( 26 ). One possible explanation for this association is that social media use may lead to a sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits, which can contribute to weight gain and obesity ( 27 ).…”

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Association between daily use of social media and behavioral lifestyles in the Saudi community: a cross-sectional study

BinDhim,

Althumiri,

Al-Duraihem

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the association between nine social media platforms use and health-related behavior, including fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, tobacco use, and risk factors including depression and obesity.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using secondary data from the Sharik Health Indicators Surveillance System (SHISS). Participants 18 years and older were recruited via phone-interviews. The nine social media platform use [Twitter-(X), Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Snapchat, TikTok, Telegram, and YouTube] were assessed using self-reported use. Health-related variables include behavioral factors including diet, physical activity, and tobacco use including (cigarettes, waterpipes, and e-cigarettes), risk of depression and obesity. Logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the association between social media use and health-related variables.ResultsThe study indicated that daily Snapchat users had a lower healthy diet (fruit and vegetable intake), whereas daily LinkedIn and WhatsApp users were positively associated with a healthier diet, relative to those with infrequent social media use. Furthermore, daily interaction with Instagram, TikTok, Telegram, and YouTube was significantly associated with increased depression risk. Conversely, Snapchat and WhatsApp usage was significantly linked to a decreased depression risk. Tobacco-smoking behaviors were associated with specific social media platforms: cigarette smoking was associated with Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube; e-cigarette with Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and TikTok; and waterpipe smoking with Facebook and TikTok. Interestingly, some platforms, such as Instagram, were associated with reduced cigarette smoking. The relationship between social media activity and health-related outcomes remained significant after adjusting for age and gender.ConclusionThis study highlights the potential negative impact of particular daily social media use on health-related variables, including dietary habits, tobacco use, and depression. Nevertheless, particular daily social media use of some platforms was associated with a potential positive impact on the health-related variables. Social media platforms are tools that can be used to achieve both a positive and negative effect. By knowing which demographic segments have a greater presence on one platform, we are creating opportunities to understand the social phenomena and at the same time use it to reach those segments and communicate with them, because each social media platform has its unique way and framework of user communication.

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Association between daily use of social media and behavioral lifestyles in the Saudi community: a cross-sectional study

BinDhim,

Althumiri,

Al-Duraihem

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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“…Six studies that assessed the increasing impact of sedentary time on weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic [21,25,26,28,29,37], reduced sleep hours [20,27,52,54], increased Internet addiction during and after the pandemic [54], experienced barriers to weight management [57], length of confinement a day [40,42,60], long sitting hours [31,47,49,51], tobacco use [59], unnecessary alcohol conception [22,43], and long screen time use [27-29, 31, 41, 48] were reported as risk factors for high BMI. Another study reported female spend more time on social media [55].…”

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“…The sample size ranged from 37 in Egypt [20] to 5,315,435 in South Korea [21]. The geographical distribution of the included articles was one in Belgium [22]], one in Brazil [23], one in Canada [24], one in Chile [25], five in China [26][27][28][29][30], three in the Czech Republic [31][32][33], one in Egypt [20], one in Indonesia [34], one in Israel [35], five in Italy [36][37][38][39][40], one in Jordan [41], one in Lebanon [42], one in Lithuanian [43], One in Morocco [44], one in the Netherlands [45], one in Saudi Arabia [46], four in South Korea [21,[47][48][49] three in Spain [50][51][52], one in Sri Lanka [53], three Turkey [54][55][56], one in the UK [57], and finally, three were conducted in the USA [58,59]. Quality was assessed using the modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale [19].…”

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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity and its risk factors: a systematic review

Nour

Altıntaş

2023

BMC Public Health

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Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the severe acute new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Devastating social, economic, and health service utilisation-related activities. Increased burden and lifestyle changes due to confinement. Objective This study aimed to investigate and determine the determinants of obesity during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic from 2019 to 2023. Methods Observational studies published between December 2019 and January 2023 were thoroughly searched using a PRISMA flow chart. PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, HINARI, Scopus, and Embase databases were used. Two reviewers independently identified and critically evaluated the relevant literature. Studies that reported weight gain or involved BMI measurements of 25 kg/m2 or BMI z-scores for children during the COVID-19 lockdown were selected for inclusion. The Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used as a quality assessment instrument in nonrandomised studies to evaluate study quality. All the contributing determinants of weight increase were identified, gathered, and synthesised. Results This systematic review identified 40 studies with a total population of 5,681,813 from 22 countries, of which 74.6% were male. The sample size from included articles ranged from 37 to 5,315,435. Of the 40 selected articles, 24 focused on adults, five on adolescents, three on children, and eight on children and adolescents. Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour, bad eating habits, behavioural lifestyle, excessive stress, depression, anxiety, behavioural risk factors, sex, and ethnic minorities were associated with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Conclusion During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, and poor eating patterns were the most common risk factors for obesity. Additionally, unhealthy eating habits, excessive behavioural stress, depression, anxiety, low mood, age, gender, and ethnic minorities have been identified as risk factors for obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…Eating habits and behaviors can be changed due to sociobiological, psychological, biological and physiological factors ( 12 ), and studies have shown that situations with a context of prolonged stress, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, impact all these factors ( 13 , 14 ). In addition, social distancing caused changes in the behavior of individuals ( 15 ), and eating behavior was also affected by the economic and social crisis associated with the health emergency ( 16 ).…”

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Diet quality and associated factors in Brazilian undergraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic

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BackgroundDiet quality is associated with psychobiological, psychological, biological, and physiological factors of individuals, and in the context of prolonged stress, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, it can lead to a worsening of the quality of food for undergraduates. This study aimed to analyze diet quality and associated factors in Brazilian undergraduates.MethodsData were collected from 4,799 undergraduate students from all Brazilian regions, from August 2020 to February 2021. The online questionnaire contained socioeconomic variables, the ESQUADA scale to assess diet quality, self-referred changes in weight, the Brazilian food insecurity scale (EBIA), sleep assessment and the perceived stress scale. Unconditional multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to study variables associated with poor and very poor diet quality.ResultsMost of participants presented a good diet quality (51.7%), while 9.8% had a poor or very poor diet quality and only 1.1% had an excellent diet quality. 58.2% of undergraduates reported to have an increase in weight during the pandemic and 74.3% of the students presented elevated stress during the pandemic. Logistic regressions showed students who gained weight during the pandemic presented the highest AOR = 1.56 (95% CI = 1.12–2.20) for poor or very poor diet quality. The elevated perceived stress was also associated with a higher AOR = 2.85 (95% CI = 1.71–4.74) for poor or very poor diet quality.ConclusionMost of the studied undergraduates presented a good diet quality. Nevertheless, poor/very poor diet quality was associated with higher perceived stress and weight gain. Our study indicated that policies should beaimed at the socioeconomically most vulnerable undergraduates, those in a situation of food and nutritional insecurity, high perceived stress, and who gained weight during the pandemic.

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Effect of emotional eating and social media on nutritional behavior and obesity in university students who were receiving distance education due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 12 publications

References 34 publications

Association between daily use of social media and behavioral lifestyles in the Saudi community: a cross-sectional study

Association between daily use of social media and behavioral lifestyles in the Saudi community: a cross-sectional study

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity and its risk factors: a systematic review

Diet quality and associated factors in Brazilian undergraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic

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