Adjustments in Food Choices and Physical Activity during Lockdown by Flemish Adults

Background: On Wednesday 18/03/2020 Belgium was placed in lockdown in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. Lockdown can lead to loneliness, boredom, anger, anxiety and depression, which in turn have an influence on food choices and physical activity (PA). This study aims to map the adjustments in food choices and PA by Flemish adults during lockdown. Methods: Chi square tests were performed to investigate the relationship between adjustments in food choices, PA and demographic variables. Results: A total of 1.129 respondents filled in the online questionnaire, aged between 18 and 81 years. Th... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Evelien Mertens
Peter Deriemaeker
Katrien Van Beneden
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3794, p 3794 (2021)
Verlag/Hrsg.: MDPI AG
Schlagwörter: food choices / nutrition / dietary intake / physical activity / sedentary behaviour / lockdown / Nutrition. Foods and food supply / TX341-641
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29060514
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13113794

Background: On Wednesday 18/03/2020 Belgium was placed in lockdown in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. Lockdown can lead to loneliness, boredom, anger, anxiety and depression, which in turn have an influence on food choices and physical activity (PA). This study aims to map the adjustments in food choices and PA by Flemish adults during lockdown. Methods: Chi square tests were performed to investigate the relationship between adjustments in food choices, PA and demographic variables. Results: A total of 1.129 respondents filled in the online questionnaire, aged between 18 and 81 years. The healthiest food choices were made by respondents living alone during lockdown, whilst people cohabiting with others increased their PA significantly. Moreover, the dietary adjustments of adults living with children evolved more favourably to healthier choices then those cohousing with other adults. However, respondents living with other adults showed a more favourable pattern regarding adjustments in PA. The strongest increase in sedentary behaviour was observed in students. Conclusions: This study shows the impact of lockdown on both PA and food choices, where healthier adjustments were observed in PA and respondents were prone to consume unhealthier food.