Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Rome, Italy.
Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2022 Feb;73(1):93-105. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2021.1921127. Epub 2021 May 12.
In March 2020 Italy went into lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic and children changed rapidly their lifestyles with possible negative effects on their health status. An online survey collected data on eating habits, physical activity, perception/behaviour of 1027 Italian 2-11 years children during lockdown. The chi-square test was applied to test differences in proportions. Results showed a tendency of eating behaviour to worsen as children age and by areas. Only 32.3% of the children had high adherence to Mediterranean Diet, with better scores in 2-5 years children. 78.1% of the children stopped their habitual physical activity, with higher percentage among 6-11 and in Northern children; only 51.8% maintained some activities at home, playing mainly movement games/sports. Children spent more time on devices, missed school and friends, being more bored and less creative. This framework highlights the growing need for strategies to preserve children's health in this and future pandemics.
2020 年 3 月，意大利因 COVID-19 大流行而进入封锁状态，儿童迅速改变了他们的生活方式，这可能对他们的健康状况产生负面影响。一项在线调查收集了 1027 名 2-11 岁意大利儿童在封锁期间的饮食习惯、身体活动、感知/行为的数据。卡方检验用于检验比例的差异。结果表明，随着儿童年龄的增长和地区的不同，饮食行为有恶化的趋势。只有 32.3%的儿童高度遵循地中海饮食，2-5 岁儿童的得分更好。78.1%的儿童停止了日常的体育活动，6-11 岁儿童和北部儿童的比例更高；只有 51.8%的儿童在家中保持一些活动，主要是玩运动游戏/运动。儿童花在电子设备上的时间更多，想念学校和朋友，感到更无聊，创造力降低。这一框架凸显了在当前和未来的大流行中，迫切需要制定策略来保护儿童健康。
