Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Nutrients. 2020 Nov 12;12(11):3468. doi: 10.3390/nu12113468.
COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of many and may have influenced dietary habits through factors such as food security status and attitudes. The purpose of this study was to identify dietary habits and their associations with food insecurity and attitudes among adults living in the United States within three months post-mandated quarantine. An online cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2020. Participants ( = 3133) responded to a 71-item questionnaire regarding demographics ( = 7), health information ( = 5), lifestyle habits ( = 8), dietary habits ( = 37), food attitudes ( = 8), and food security status ( = 6). Frequency counts and percentages were tabulated, and multivariate linear regression was conducted to examine associations using STATA v14 at a statistical significance level of < 0.05. Results showed that most participants indicated no change in dietary habits (43.6-87.4%), yet participants reported increased consumption of sweets (43.8%) and salty snacks (37.4%). A significant positive association for food attitude scores (1.59, 95% CI 1.48 to 1.70; < 0.001) and food security scores (1.19, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.45; < 0.001) on total dietary habit scores was found. Future extensive population studies are recommended to help public health authorities frame actions to alleviate the impact that mandated quarantine has on dietary habits.
COVID-19 扰乱了许多人的生活，并可能通过食品安全状况和态度等因素影响饮食习惯。本研究的目的是确定成年人在被强制隔离三个月后，其饮食习惯及其与食物不安全和态度的关系。本研究于 2020 年 4 月至 6 月期间开展了一项在线横断面研究。3133 名参与者回答了一份 71 项问题的问卷，内容包括人口统计学（7 项）、健康信息（5 项）、生活方式习惯（8 项）、饮食习惯（37 项）、食物态度（8 项）和食物安全状况（6 项）。使用 STATA v14 进行了频率计数和百分比计算，并进行了多变量线性回归分析，置信水平为 0.05。结果表明，大多数参与者表示饮食习惯没有变化（43.6%-87.4%），但报告称增加了甜食（43.8%）和咸点心（37.4%）的摄入量。食物态度得分（1.59，95%CI 1.48 至 1.70；<0.001）和食物安全得分（1.19，95%CI 0.93 至 1.45；<0.001）与总饮食习惯得分呈显著正相关。建议开展广泛的人群研究，帮助公共卫生当局制定减轻强制隔离对饮食习惯影响的行动。
