Internal Medicine Department, Punta de Europa Hospital, Algeciras, 11207 Cádiz, Spain.
Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz (INiBICA), Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Universidad de Cádiz, 11009 Cádiz, Spain.
Nutrients. 2021 Jul 12;13(7):2380. doi: 10.3390/nu13072380.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of people worldwide. An increase in perceived stress can lead to unhealthy behaviors such as increased food consumption. The aim of this study was to find the level of perceived stress and its relationship with increased food consumption during the "third wave" of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. This was a cross-sectional study that employed anonline self-reported frequency of consumption questionnaire and the Perceived Stress Scale-10. A total of 637 subjects participated and 83.6% of respondents had moderate or high stress-more prevalent in the female and young respondents. Moreover, 36.1% of respondents reported that they had increased the frequency of consumption of some foods, mainly nuts, snacks, and jellybeans, along with coffee, tea, cocoa, and soft drinks. Eating between meals was more pronounced in those with high stress (65.1%) than in those with moderate stress (40.4%) and low stress (20.2%). Furthermore, the respondents with high stress reported greater weight gain. Thus, the results show that the level of perceived stress during the 'third wave' of this pandemic increased food consumption.
新冠疫情大流行对全球民众的心理健康产生了影响。感知到的压力增加可能导致不健康的行为，如增加食物摄入。本研究旨在探究西班牙新冠疫情“第三波”期间感知压力的水平及其与食物摄入增加的关系。这是一项横断面研究，采用在线自我报告的食物摄入频率问卷和感知压力量表 10 版进行调查。共有 637 名受试者参与，其中 83.6%的受访者存在中度或高度压力，女性和年轻受访者更为普遍。此外，36.1%的受访者报告称，他们增加了某些食物的消费频率，主要是坚果、零食和软糖，以及咖啡、茶、可可和软饮料。与中度压力（40.4%）和低压力（20.2%）相比，高压力（65.1%）受访者更倾向于在两餐之间进食。此外，高压力组的受访者体重增加更多。因此，研究结果表明，在本次疫情的“第三波”期间，感知压力的水平增加了食物的摄入。
