Original title: Dietary Choices and Habits during COVID-19 Lockdown: Experience from Poland
Researchers surveyed 1,097 adults in Poland during a nationwide quarantine to see whether their habits had changed. More than 43% said they ate more, and nearly 52% said they snacked more. Almost 30% reported gaining weight, while over 18% reported losing weight. People with higher body mass index were more likely to report eating fewer vegetables, fruit, and legumes, and more meat, dairy, and fast food. The survey shows what people reported during lockdown, but it cannot establish that lockdown caused those changes.
Imagine getting through a week of meals while staying at home. Stress and a changed routine can lead one person to snack more, while another eats less and loses weight. In this paper, the homebound week stands for quarantine, and the different meal changes stand for the habits adults reported during lockdown.
Lockdowns can change how people eat, drink, and smoke, with patterns differing across groups. The findings point to a need for nutritional support during future quarantines, especially for people who are overweight or obese.
This was a cross-sectional online survey of adults in Poland during one nationwide quarantine. It records reported habits and weight changes, so it does not establish that quarantine caused them or show whether the patterns apply to other countries or groups.
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Dietary Choices and Habits during COVID-19 Lockdown: Experience from Poland — Aleksandra Sidor, Piotr Rzymski — Nutrients — doi:10.3390/nu12061657
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