Perez Patrícia Maria Périco, José Maria Eduarda Ribeiro, da Silva Isabella Fideles, Mazzonetto Ana Cláudia, Canella Daniela Silva
Institute of Nutrition, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), R. São Francisco Xavier, 524-Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 20550-013, RJ, Brazil.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Nov 21;21(12):1544. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21121544.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the eating habits of the general population, among other reasons, because it has affected access to commercial establishments since some of them closed. This study aimed to describe potential changes that occurred between 2019 and 2022 in the availability and affordability of food and beverages in the food environment of a Brazilian public university.
Cross-sectional and descriptive study conducted at a public university located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Audits were carried out in all establishments selling food and beverages at the university's main campus in 2019 and 2022. Descriptive analysis with frequencies and means was carried out and the 95% confidence intervals were compared.
Over the period, there was a decrease in the on-campus number of establishments, dropping from 20 to 14, and ultra-processed foods became more prevalent. In general, the decrease in the number of establishments led to a reduction in the supply of fresh or minimally processed foods and beverages, and higher average prices were noted.
The pandemic seems to have deteriorated the availability and the prices of healthy food in the university food environment, making healthy choices harder for students and the university community.
新冠疫情对普通民众的饮食习惯产生了影响，其中一个原因是它影响了人们进入商业场所，因为一些场所关闭了。本研究旨在描述2019年至2022年期间巴西一所公立大学食品环境中食品和饮料的可及性和可负担性发生的潜在变化。
在巴西里约热内卢的一所公立大学开展横断面描述性研究。2019年和2022年对该大学主校区所有销售食品和饮料的场所进行了审计。进行了频率和均值的描述性分析，并比较了95%置信区间。
在此期间，校内场所数量减少，从20个降至14个，超加工食品变得更为普遍。总体而言，场所数量的减少导致新鲜或最低限度加工的食品和饮料供应减少，且注意到平均价格更高。
疫情似乎使大学食品环境中健康食品的可及性和价格恶化，使学生和大学社区做出健康选择变得更加困难。
