Poor Eating Habits and Selected Determinants of Food Choice Were Associated With Ultraprocessed Food Consumption in Brazilian Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Front Nutr
; 8: 672372, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1247885
ABSTRACT
Background:
The aim of this study was to investigate possible associations between food consumption and eating habits and food choice determinants in women during COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:
This is a cross-sectional survey conducted in Brazil between June and September, 2020, during which time social distancing measures were in place.Results:
Participants (n = 629) were aged 34.0 years and mostly within normal weight according to BMI (60.4%). "Snacking" and "liking" associated with increased energy (ß = 164.27 and ß = 110.24) and carbohydrate intake (ß = 1.97 and ß = 1.80), and with reduced protein intake (ß = -1.54 and ß = -1.18). In contrast, "dieting" and "weight control" associated with reduced energy (ß = -162.57 and ß = -111.49) and carbohydrate intake (ß = -2.78 and ß = -2.07), and with increased protein intake (ß = 3.78 and ß = 1.65). "Dieting" (ß = 7.27), "need and hunger" (ß = 3.34), and "health" (ß = 4.94) associated with an increased consumption of unprocessed and minimally processed foods, whereas "replacing main meals with snacks" (ß = -8.98), "snacking" (ß = -6.92) and binge eating symptoms (ß = -0.34) associated with reduced consumption of foods within this processing level. In contrast, "use of delivery services" (ß = 3.39), "replacing main meals with snacks" (ß = 5.49), "visual appeal" (ß = 2.17), "social norms" (ß = 2.19) and "affect regulation" (ß = 2.01) associated with increased ultraprocessed food consumption. Overall, associations were more frequent and pronounced when analyzing food consumption by processing level rather than by macronutrient intake.Conclusion:
Some eating habits and food choice determinants ("snacking," "replacing meals with snacks," "use of delivery services") observed during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with an unhealthy diet (high energy and carbohydrate consumption, increased ultraprocessed food consumption and reduced unprocessed/minimally processed foods consumption) in Brazilian women.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Front Nutr
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Fnut.2021.672372
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