Abstract
COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of many and may have influenced dietary habits through factors such as food security status and attitudes. The purpose of this study was to identify dietary habits and their associations with food insecurity and attitudes among adults living in the United States within three months post-mandated quarantine. An online cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2020. Participants (n = 3133) responded to a 71-item questionnaire regarding demographics (n = 7), health information (n = 5), lifestyle habits (n = 8), dietary habits (n = 37), food attitudes (n = 8), and food security status (n = 6). Frequency counts and percentages were tabulated, and multivariate linear regression was conducted to examine associations using STATA v14 at a statistical significance level of p < 0.05. Results showed that most participants indicated no change in dietary habits (43.6–87.4%), yet participants reported increased consumption of sweets (43.8%) and salty snacks (37.4%). A significant positive association for food attitude scores (1.59, 95% CI 1.48 to 1.70; p < 0.001) and food security scores (1.19, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.45; p < 0.001) on total dietary habit scores was found. Future extensive population studies are recommended to help public health authorities frame actions to alleviate the impact that mandated quarantine has on dietary habits.
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IntroductionIn The United States (U.S.), there have been more than 8.2 million cases and 221 thousand reported deaths [2]
Coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, is a severe acute respiratory syndrome in which more than 40 million global cases and more than 1.1 million deaths have been identified [1].In The United States (U.S.), there have been more than 8.2 million cases and 221 thousand reported deaths [2]
(0.065, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.11; p = 0.006), weight change (0.60, 95% CI 0.11 to 1.09; p = 0.017), use of supplements (2.16, 95% CI 1.32 to 3.00; p < 0.001), and total activity score (1.14, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.28; p < 0.001) with dietary habits score. This model had a large strength, with an R2 of 0.37. This cross-sectional study demonstrated that dietary habits and their associations between food security status and food attitudes among adults living within The U.S three months post-mandated quarantine were impacted
Summary
In The United States (U.S.), there have been more than 8.2 million cases and 221 thousand reported deaths [2]. During March, The U.S federal government mandated that all residents and citizens remain in quarantine. Essential workers such as medical professionals and grocery store personnel were allowed to be physically present at The workplace [3]. In April, The federal government eased restrictions; several states, businesses, schools, and other organizations continued to encourage adults to remain in their homes and limit The time spent at establishments to reduce. As a result of limited economic activity, many businesses closed their doors, which resulted in 14.7% of adults being unemployed in April [4,5]. Projections are that food insecurity will increase by as much as 5.2% due to The rates of unemployment [5,6,7]
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