Lifestyle and eating habits before and during COVID-19 quarantine in Brazil.
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2021
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Objective: To assess changes in daily habits, food choices and lifestyle of adult
Brazilians before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Design: This observational study was carried out with Brazilian adults through an
online questionnaire 5 months after the social distance measures implementation.
The McNemar, McNemar–Bowker and Wilcoxon tests were used to investigate
differences before and during the COVID pandemic period, adopting the statistical
significance of P < 0·05.
Setting: Brazil.
Participants: Totally, 1368 volunteers aged 18þ years.
Results: The volunteers reported a lower frequency of breakfast, morning and
lunch snacks (P < 0·05) and a higher frequency of evening snacks and other meal
categories during the pandemic period (P < 0·05). The results showed an increase
in the consumption of bakery products, instant meals and fast food, while the consumption of vegetables and fruits decreased (P < 0·005). There was a significant
increase in the frequency of consumption of alcoholic beverages (P < 0·001),
but a reduction in the dose (P < 0·001), increased frequency of smoking
(P = 0·007), an increase in sleep and screen time in hours and decrease in physical
activity (P < 0·001).
Conclusions: It was possible to observe an increase in screen time, hours of sleep,
smoking and drinking frequency. On the other hand, there was a reduction in the
dose of alcoholic beverages but also in the practice of physical activity. Eating habits also changed, reducing the performance of daytime meals and increasing the
performance of nighttime meals. The frequency of consumption of instant meals
and fast food has increased, while consumption of fruits and vegetables has
decreased.
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Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, Food choices, Alcohol use, Smoking
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SOUZA, T. C. de M. et al. Lifestyle and eating habits before and during COVID-19 quarantine in Brazil. Public Health Nutrition, v. 25, n. 1, p. 65–75, 2021. Disponível em: <https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/lifestyle-and-eating-habits-before-and-during-covid19-quarantine-in-brazil/3F207E99252D3091D57744BCE691819A#>. Acesso em: 11 out. 2022.