2020
DOI: 10.26596/wn.202011168-96
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Food and Mood: Exploring the determinants of food choices and the effects of food consumption on mood among women in Inner London.

Abstract: Introduction: The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between food and mood against the backdrop of increased mental health and nutrition cognizance within public health and scientific discourses. Mood was defined as encompassing positive or negative affect. Methodology: A constructionist qualitative approach underpinned this study. Convenience sampling in two faith-based settings was utilised for recruiting participants, who were aged 19-80 (median,48) years. In total 22 Christian women we… Show more

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“…In this regard, the eating habits of students may have negatively changed, as some students may avoid eating or intake a little or high amount of food. Recently, it was noticed a relationship between food intake and mental and emotional mood during the COVID-19 pandemic ( Leeds et al, 2020 ; Firth et al, 2020 ; Di Renzo et al, 2020 b; Van Rheenen et al, 2020 ). It was reported that stressed students consumed more unhealthy food compared with unstressed counterparts ( Papier et al, 2015 ), as they following unhealthy diet during the COVID-19 pandemic ( Xu et al, 2020b ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this regard, the eating habits of students may have negatively changed, as some students may avoid eating or intake a little or high amount of food. Recently, it was noticed a relationship between food intake and mental and emotional mood during the COVID-19 pandemic ( Leeds et al, 2020 ; Firth et al, 2020 ; Di Renzo et al, 2020 b; Van Rheenen et al, 2020 ). It was reported that stressed students consumed more unhealthy food compared with unstressed counterparts ( Papier et al, 2015 ), as they following unhealthy diet during the COVID-19 pandemic ( Xu et al, 2020b ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Besides the effect of psychological factors, the physical environment was found to be effective on eating behavior. Low mood was associated with addiction to certain foods, overeating and unhealthy food consumption among women (Leeds et al, 2020). Those could be in response to the sporadic intensification of their work pace because of the nature of their profession, but it may also stem from the consequences of emotional eating behavior.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Findings further revealed that mood, stress, and culture were the most selected predictors of food choice. Findings from a study conducted among women by Leeds et al [ 39 ] found that mood was a strong predictor of food choice with the low mood being associated with unhealthy food consumption and vice versa. Bad mood and stress-related consumption is typically characterized by overeating, bingeing, and vomiting, which may have an adverse impact on the nutritional status of the elderly [ 40 , 41 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%