Longitudinal Patterns of Food Procurement Over the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings From a Canadian Online Household Survey

Nielsen, Daiva E.; Labonté, Katherine; Karamanoglu, Irem; Tavanaei, Mandana; Duhamel, Paul-Guy; Agellon, Luis B.; Paquet, Catherine; Dubé, Laurette

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.752204

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“…Furthermore, personal consumption of supplements and non-prescription drugs, which are available via online shopping, also increased, whereas expenditures for medical expenses that require visits to medical facilities decreased ( 63 , 64 ). These results suggest that individuals reduced visits to buy daily necessaries and purchased more on each visit for reducing the risks of COVID-19 exposure ( 41 , 42 , 44 ). Individuals also turned to online shopping, resulting in considerable changes to retail and commerce ( 41 , 44 , 65 ).…”

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“…Several studies have revealed that individuals experienced changes in their daily lifestyles during the pandemic; for instance, an increase in online activities replaced physical participation and contributed to changes in urban mobility ( 39 – 42 ). During the restriction on restaurants/pubs (April-June 2020), the night-time population in Tokyo decreased ( 40 ).…”

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Analyzing the changing relationship between personal consumption and suicide mortality during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, using governmental and personal consumption transaction databases

Matsumoto

Kawano²,

Motomura³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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During the early stages of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, suicides did not increase in most countries/regions. Japan, however, was an exception to this, reporting increased numbers of female suicides with no changes in male suicide. To explore the trends of increasing suicides, the fluctuations of personal consumption (as an indicator of lifestyle) and standardized suicide death rate (SDR) disaggregated by age, sex, and prefecture, were determined using a linear mixed-effect model. Additionally, fixed effects of personal consumption on SDR during the pandemic were also analyzed using hierarchical linear regression models with robust standard errors. During the first wave of the pandemic, SDR for both sexes decreased slightly but increased during the second half of 2020. SDR of females younger than 70 years old and males younger than 40 years old continued to increase throughout 2021, whereas SDR for other ages of both sexes did not increase. Personal consumption expenditures on out-of-home recreations (travel agencies, pubs, and hotels) and internet/mobile communication expenses decreased, but expenditures on home-based recreations (contents distribution) increased during the pandemic. Increased expenditures on internet/mobile communication were related to increasing SDR of both sexes. Increasing expenditures on content distributions were related to increasing females' SDR without affecting that of males. Decreasing expenditures on pubs were related to increasing SDR of both sexes in the non-metropolitan region. These findings suggest that transformed individual lifestyles, extended time at home with a decreased outing for contact with others, contributed to the progression of isolation as a risk of suicide. Unexpectedly, increasing compensatory contact with others using internet/mobile communication enhanced isolation resulting in increased suicide risk.

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confidence: 99%

Analyzing the changing relationship between personal consumption and suicide mortality during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, using governmental and personal consumption transaction databases

Matsumoto

Kawano²,

Motomura³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…At the time data were collected (between May-June 2020), grocery store visits across Canada were largely limited to one visit or less per week, and while food access was not reported to be problematic amongst the general population, there was a notable lack of availability of canned or frozen fruits and vegetables, and grain products (19). One possible explanation for the increased direct grocery costs among lower income food-allergic families with food procurement difficulties is that these families are obliged to buy more expensive alternatives when faced with product shortages.…”

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Changes in food-related costs during the COVID-19 pandemic among families managing food allergy

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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected the supply, cost, and demand for certain foods, but it is not clear how these changes have affected food-allergic households.ObjectiveTo describe the changes in food-related costs that have followed COVID-19, as reported by higher- and lower-income households with a food-allergic member.MethodsBetween May 1-June 30, 2020, Canadian households, with at least one food-allergic member, completed an online survey on food shopping and preparation habits before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample was divided into binary groups, either higher or lower than the sample median income. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression.ResultsThe sample was comprised of 102 participants (i.e., 51/ income group). The three most common food allergies amongst both groups were peanuts, tree nuts and milk. Since the start of the pandemic, both groups reported greater monthly direct grocery costs, although costs amongst the higher-income group were twice as high as the lower-income group ($212.86 vs. $98.89, respectively). Indirect food preparation costs were similarly elevated. Higher-income households with food procurement difficulties reported increased indirect shopping costs following the outbreak of COVID-19, whereas those without such difficulties reported decreased costs. Lower-income households with allergies to milk, wheat, or eggs (i.e., staple allergy) experienced a larger change in indirect food preparation costs following the outbreak of COVID-19 relative to those with other food allergies ($244.58 vs. –$20.28, respectively; p = 0.03).ConclusionBoth higher and lower income households with food allergy reported greater direct food costs and indirect food preparation costs following the COVID-19. Households with staple allergy and those with difficulties finding their typical food items were particularly affected.

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“…Confinement inevitably disturbs lifestyle behaviors, such as eating habits, physical activity level, and sleep, to varying degrees among individuals [3]. Although some observational studies and surveys have reported more home cooking, better diet quality, and increased physical activity levels [4,5], others have observed decreased physical activity, increased energy and alcohol intake, binge eating, reliance on take-out foods, and overall decreased diet quality [6][7][8]. The combination of poor diet quality, low physical activity, and greater alcohol intake, BMI, and smoking represents an important risk for severe COVID-19 [9], COVID-19 mortality [10], and chronic diseases during the postpandemic period [11].…”

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Lifestyle Behavior Changes and Associated Risk Factors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Canadian COVIDiet Online Cohort Study

Tessier¹,

Moyen²,

Lawson³

et al. 2023

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns have impacted lifestyle behaviors, including eating habits and physical activity; yet, few studies have identified the emerging patterns of such changes and associated risk factors. Objective This study aims to identify the patterns of weight and lifestyle behavior changes, and the potential risk factors, resulting from the pandemic in Canadian adults. Methods Analyses were conducted on 1609 adults (18-89 years old; n=1450, 90.1%, women; n=1316, 81.8%, White) of the Canadian COVIDiet study baseline data (May-December 2020). Self-reported current and prepandemic weight, physical activity, smoking status, perceived eating habits, alcohol intake, and sleep quality were collected through online questionnaires. Based on these 6 indicator variables, latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify lifestyle behavior change patterns. Associations with potential risk factors, including age, gender, ethnicity, education, income, chronic diseases, body image perception, and changes in the stress level, living situation, and work arrangement, were examined with logistic regressions. Results Participants’ mean BMI was 26.1 (SD 6.3) kg/m2. Of the 1609 participants, 980 (60.9%) had a bachelor’s degree or above. Since the pandemic, 563 (35%) had decreased income and 788 (49%) changed their work arrangement. Most participants reported unchanged weight, sleep quality, physical activity level, and smoking and alcohol consumption, yet 708 (44%) reported a perceived decrease in eating habit quality. From LCA, 2 classes of lifestyle behavior change emerged: healthy and less healthy (probability: 0.605 and 0.395, respectively; Bayesian information criterion [BIC]=15574, entropy=4.8). The healthy lifestyle behavior change group more frequently reported unchanged weight, sleep quality, smoking and alcohol intake, unchanged/improved eating habits, and increased physical activity. The less healthy lifestyle behavior change group reported significant weight gain, deteriorated eating habits and sleep quality, unchanged/increased alcohol intake and smoking, and decreased physical activity. Among risk factors, body image dissatisfaction (odds ratio [OR] 8.8, 95% CI 5.3-14.7), depression (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.3-2.5), increased stress level (OR 3.4, 95% CI 2.0-5.8), and gender minority identity (OR 5.5, 95% CI 1.3-22.3) were associated with adopting less healthy behaviors in adjusted models. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic has appeared to have influenced lifestyle behaviors unfavorably in some but favorably in others. Body image perception, change in stress level, and gender identity are factors associated with behavior change patterns; whether these will sustain over time remains to be studied. Findings provide insights into developing strategies for supporting adults with poorer mental well-being in the postpandemic context and promoting healthful behaviors during future disease outbreaks. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04407533; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04407533

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Longitudinal Patterns of Food Procurement Over the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings From a Canadian Online Household Survey

Cited by 10 publications

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Analyzing the changing relationship between personal consumption and suicide mortality during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, using governmental and personal consumption transaction databases

Analyzing the changing relationship between personal consumption and suicide mortality during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, using governmental and personal consumption transaction databases

Changes in food-related costs during the COVID-19 pandemic among families managing food allergy

Lifestyle Behavior Changes and Associated Risk Factors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Canadian COVIDiet Online Cohort Study

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