Section of Clinical Nutrition and Nutrigenomic, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
School of Specialization in Food Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Nutrients. 2020 Jul 19;12(7):2152. doi: 10.3390/nu12072152.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the population with consequences on lifestyles. The aim of the study was to analyse the relationship between eating habits, mental and emotional mood. A survey was conducted online during social isolation, from 24 April to 18 May 2020, among the Italian population. A total of 602 interviewees were included in the data analysis. A high percentage of respondents experienced a depressed mood, anxious feelings, hypochondria and insomnia (61.3%, 70.4%, 46.2% and 52.2%). Almost half of the respondents felt anxious due to the fact of their eating habits, consumed comfort food and were inclined to increase food intake to feel better. Age was inversely related to dietary control (OR = 0.971, = 0.005). Females were more anxious and disposed to comfort food than males ( < 0.001; < 0.001). A strength of our study was represented by the fact that the survey was conducted quickly during the most critical period of the Italian epidemic lockdown. As the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, our data need to be confirmed and investigated in the future with larger population studies.
新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情对人群造成了巨大影响，对生活方式也产生了影响。本研究旨在分析饮食习惯与心理和情绪状态之间的关系。2020 年 4 月 24 日至 5 月 18 日，在社会隔离期间，对意大利民众进行了一项在线调查。共有 602 名受访者纳入数据分析。有很高比例的受访者经历了情绪低落、焦虑、疑病症和失眠（61.3%、70.4%、46.2%和 52.2%）。近一半的受访者因为饮食习惯感到焦虑，食用安慰性食物，并倾向于增加食物摄入量以改善情绪。年龄与饮食控制呈负相关（OR=0.971， =0.005）。女性比男性更焦虑，更容易食用安慰性食物（<0.001；<0.001）。本研究的一个优势在于，调查是在意大利疫情封锁的最关键时期迅速进行的。由于新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情仍在持续，我们的数据需要在未来通过更大的人群研究进行确认和调查。
