Abstract
Food is an essential requirement for people to live a healthy, active, and productive existence sustainably. Increasing the nutritional content consumed during the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the critical needs for improving the immune system or body’s response. This research aims to obtain information on people’s food consumption patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic in five sub-districts of Medan City. The study’s findings indicate that individuals depend on nutritious and functional meals, including fruits and vegetables, to enhance body immunity during this pandemic. Moreover, the study observed that 74.4 percent of people consumed food derived from the fruit and vegetable groups as a source of vitamins and minerals. The percentage of food intake from the functional food group was 71.2 percent. Eighty-eight percent of respondents consumed herbal infusions from the spice category as a functional drink as a source of antioxidants. The intake level of diversified foods reaches 68 percent, and the pattern of consumption of varied foods with balanced and safe nutrition has been primarily satisfied.
Highlights
The World Health Organization (WHO,) since March 2020, has declared the coronavirus disease as a pandemic disease that has affected large numbers of people and occurs in many places
3.1 Respondent's identity and information on COVID-19 Respondents involved in this study amounted to 125 people
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the diet has an impact on the immune system
Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO,) since March 2020, has declared the coronavirus disease as a pandemic disease that has affected large numbers of people and occurs in many places. The spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has rapidly impacted people's lives in consuming food to maintain body resistance or immunity [1]. The impact of the Covid pandemic is presumed as the reason behind people's consumption patterns to change. People prefer to cook and eat at home because there are government regulations to stay at home and practice social distancing. Staying at home during this pandemic has emerged ecommerce which has become a mainstay and has compelled food consumption patterns to change from retail and outlets offline to online. The primary factor driving food shopping decisions online is the convenience of reducing direct contact with other people
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