ArticleAppetite2022
A lifespan perspective of structural and perceived social relationships, food insecurity, and dietary behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rural Food Security in High Income Countries: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Improvements in dietary intake, behaviors, and psychosocial measures in a community-randomized cardiovascular disease risk reduction intervention: Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities 2.0.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Trial
- Life-long coping patterns and bio-psycho-social predictors of individual responses to the COVID-19 pandemic-protocol of the Rostock Longitudinal Study (ninth wave).Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Food Insecurity across Age Groups in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Nutritional quality of food purchases during the COVID-19 public health crisis: An analysis of geographic disparities in North Carolina.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
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- Food insecurity is associated with low diet quality and unhealthy cooking and eating habits in Iranian women.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Diet Quality of Older African Americans: Impact of Knowledge and Perceived Threat of COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Predictors of food insecurity among older adults before and during COVID-19 in the United States.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Nutrition-Related Experiences of Women With Perinatal Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.Journal of patient experience · 2023Article
- The Interactions of Food Security, Health, and Loneliness among Rural Older Adults before and after the Onset of COVID-19.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Daily food insecurity is associated with diet quality, but not energy intake, in winter and during COVID-19, among low-income adults.Nutrition journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
Physical distancing and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic may influence dietary behaviors. Using a parallel mixed method design, we examined the relationships between structural and perceived social relationships on dietary behaviors across the adult lifespan and by food security status. A representative sample of 360 adults (18-78 years old) living in the United States were recruited through Prolific Academic to complete an online cross-sectional survey. Participants provided data about demographics, food insecurity, structural and perceived social relationships, diet quality, and unhealthy snacking at the onset of the pandemic. Participants responded to open-ended questions about perceived changes in social connections and dietary behavior since COVID-19. Quantitative findings indicated food insecure emerging and older adults were at highest risk for low diet quality and frequent unhealthy snacking. Friend support was associated with higher diet quality. Qualitative findings suggested overall decreases in social connection and changes in dietary behavior, with food insecure adults describing decreases in diet quality. Participants who reported increases in emotional eating also reported decreases in social connection. Findings suggest the pandemic may exacerbate inequalities, particularly among food insecure emerging and older adults. Scaling up preventive interventions to increase social connection and reduce food insecurity during unprecedented challenges may promote healthier dietary behaviors now and in the long-term.
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