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Lifestyle Changes, Emotional Eating, Gender, and Stress during COVID-19 Lockdown.
Hadar-Shoval, Dorit; Alon-Tirosh, Michal; Asraf, Kfir; Tannous-Haddad, Lubna; Tzischinsky, Orna.
  • Hadar-Shoval D; Psychology Department, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Yezreel Valley 1930600, Israel.
  • Alon-Tirosh M; Behavioral Sciences Department, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Yezreel Valley 1930600, Israel.
  • Asraf K; Psychology Department, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Yezreel Valley 1930600, Israel.
  • Tannous-Haddad L; Behavioral Sciences Department, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Yezreel Valley 1930600, Israel.
  • Tzischinsky O; Educational Counseling Department, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Yezreel Valley 1930600, Israel.
Nutrients ; 14(18)2022 Sep 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2043877
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Emotional eating poses health risks. It is associated with adverse weight gain and a higher body mass index and is frequently triggered by stressful situations such as pandemics. The COVID-19 pandemic was found to cause stress as well as lifestyle changes of different magnitudes. This study examined the relationship between lifestyle changes and emotional eating by focusing on the moderating effect of gender and COVID-19-related stressors. A total of 1969 respondents completed online questionnaires during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Israel. The questionnaires assessed COVID-19-related lifestyle changes concerning eating habits, alcohol consumption, sleep quality, physical activity, and cigarette smoking, COVID-19-related stressors, and emotional eating (Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire). People with positive and negative COVID-19-related lifestyle changes demonstrated higher emotional eating compared to people with no lifestyle changes. The relationship between lifestyle changes and emotional eating was moderated by gender and COVID-19-related stressors. In conclusion, health officials should consider recommendations about lifestyle changes given to the public in times of unpredictable changes, with special attention to populations at risk of emotional eating. As emotional eating is related to poor emotional regulation skills, public nutrition recommendations should focus on improving these skills rather than adopting better diets.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Nu14183868

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Nu14183868