ArticleObesity facts2022
Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdown on Food Ordering Patterns among Youths in China: The COVID-19 Impact on Lifestyle Change Survey.
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- Online takeaway food consumption and its association with health among young and middle-aged urban residents in mainland China: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Long-term effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on weight status, eating habits, and lifestyle changes related to school-aged children in Bandar Abbas, Iran.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Changes of Grocery Shopping Frequencies and Associations with Food Deserts during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2023Article
- Impact of Implementing and Lifting COVID-19 Lockdown on Study and Physical Activity Patterns Among Youths in China.Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2023Article
- Editorial: Occupational exposure and cardiometabolic disorders.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Children and adolescents' positive youth development qualities and internet addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionLimited studies have focused on how the COVID-19 outbreak and thereby lockdown had affected the youth's food ordering patterns, which was associated with their dietary behaviors and could have longer term impacts on their later-life health status if the trend persists. This study aimed to evaluate changes in food ordering patterns among youths in China after the COVID-19 outbreak.
methodsThe data were obtained from a national retrospective survey (COINLICS) conducted in early May 2020 via social media platforms in China among more than 10,000 youth participants at 3 educational levels. Participants reported their basic sociodemographic characteristics, weight status, and lifestyles including food ordering patterns. We described and compared their weight status and food ordering patterns before COVID-19 (January) and under lockdown (February).
resultsWe observed significant changes in youths' weight status and food ordering patterns under lockdown. A significant increase was observed in the prevalence of overweight/obesity (13.5%-17.0%) and obesity (8.7-10.8%), which varied by sex and educational level. Overall, the average weekly frequency of food ordering among the Chinese students had declined, with the largest decrease seen among graduate students, followed by undergraduate and high/vocational school students. Regardless of types of food, the percentage of participating youths who started ordering under lockdown was all lower than that of youths who stopped ordering. Among those who had still ordered foods under lockdown, a larger percentage of female than male high/vocational school students ordered barbecue/grill and cakes/pastries; no significant differences were found across the educational levels.
conclusionThe participating youths' food ordering patterns had significantly changed during the COVID-19 lockdown, with heterogeneities observed to different extents between sexes and across educational levels. Our findings would inform policy makers and health professionals of these changes in time, for better policy making and public health practice.
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