Postgraduate Program in Nutrition Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, Brazil.
Laboratory of Studies in Nutrition and Exercise, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, Brazil.
Nutrients. 2021 Oct 28;13(11):3861. doi: 10.3390/nu13113861.
Physical activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic have been decreasing and this may be a risk factor for development of emotional eating and its associated factors. The aim of the study was to analyze the factors associated with emotional eating among individuals with different physical activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data relating to the pandemic on physical activity, emotional eating, sociodemographic data, perceptions about lifestyle habits, body satisfaction, and perceptions about eating habits and food consumption were collected. Factors associated with emotional eating in the group of active and inactive individuals were observed using multiple linear regression controlled for age, sex, BMI, and monthly income. Emotional eating for the active group was associated with perceived stress, body dissatisfaction, and increased consumption of sweets and desserts. In addition to these factors found among the active group, working or studying >8 h/day, sleep worsening, increased amount of food consumed, increased purchase of food through delivery, and increased vegetable consumption were also associated with emotional eating for the inactive group. These findings suggest a potential protective role of physical activity in the appearance of factors associated with emotional eating during the COVID-19 pandemic.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，人们的身体活动水平一直在下降，这可能是导致情绪化进食及其相关因素出现的一个风险因素。本研究旨在分析在 COVID-19 大流行期间，不同身体活动水平的个体中与情绪化进食相关的因素。收集了与大流行期间身体活动、情绪化进食、社会人口统计学数据、对生活方式习惯的看法、身体满意度以及对饮食习惯和食物消费的看法有关的数据。使用多元线性回归控制年龄、性别、BMI 和月收入，观察活跃和不活跃个体中与情绪化进食相关的因素。对于活跃组，感知压力、身体不满和甜食及甜点消费增加与情绪化进食有关。除了在活跃组中发现的这些因素外，每天工作或学习>8 小时、睡眠恶化、食物摄入量增加、通过外卖购买食物增加以及蔬菜摄入量增加也与不活跃组的情绪化进食有关。这些发现表明，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，身体活动可能对与情绪化进食相关的因素的出现起到保护作用。
