ArticleJournal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association2021
Eating habits of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: The impact of social isolation.
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- Dietary trends among young adults during the COVID-19 lockdown: socioeconomic and gender disparities.BMC nutrition · 2023Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inequalities in lifestyle behaviours and mental health and wellbeing of elementary school children in northern Canada.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Living Alone: Associations with Diet and Health in the Spanish Young Adult Population.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Food consumption based on processing level (according to Nova system) during the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents with immunocompromised conditions: a case-control study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Analysis of the anxiety level and influencing factors during the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic among the parents of students in China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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- The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Pediatric Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2022Review
- COVID-19 Lockdown: Impact on Oral Health-Related Behaviors and Practices of Portuguese and Spanish Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- "In-between orthorexia" profile: the co-occurrence of pathological and healthy orthorexia among male and female non-clinical adolescents.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe social isolation enforced as a result of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may impact families' lifestyle and eating habits. The present study aimed to assess the behaviour and dietary patterns of Brazilian children and adolescents during the social isolation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsThe present study was conducted using an online, anonymous cross-sectional survey with 589 children and 720 adolescents from Brazil during a nationwide social isolation policy. The Mann-Whitney U-test or the Kruskal-Wallis with the Dunn post-hoc method and a radar chart were used to compare the weekly consumption of each food by age group and isolation status. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Analyses were conducted using R statistical software, version 4.0.2 (R Foundation for Statisitical Computing).
resultsWe found that isolated families showed breakfast eating habits and the consumption of raw salad, vegetables, beans and soft drinks. Lower-class isolated families and those from the Northeast region consumed fruits, juices, vegetables and beans less frequently. Compared to children, adolescents were less isolated (p = 0.016), less active (p < 0.001), exposed to longer screen time (p < 0.001), showed an inadequate sleeping pattern (p = 0.002) and were from lower-class families (p < 0.001).
conclusionsSocial isolation affected the eating habits of children and adolescents. Non-isolated families presented a lower consumption of healthy food, especially those among the lower class, from Northeast Brazil, as well as adolescents.
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