Covid-19 Confinement and Changes of Adolescent's Dietary Trends in Italy, Spain, Chile, Colombia and Brazil.

Publisher: MDPI Publishing Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101521595 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2072-6643 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20726643 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nutrients Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Basel, Switzerland : MDPI Publishing

Adolescent Behavior/*psychology ; Coronavirus Infections/*psychology ; Diet/*statistics & numerical data ; Feeding Behavior/*psychology ; Pneumonia, Viral/*psychology ; Quarantine/*psychology; Adolescent ; Betacoronavirus ; Brazil/epidemiology ; COVID-19 ; Chile/epidemiology ; Colombia/epidemiology ; Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control ; Diet/psychology ; Diet Surveys ; Female ; Health Behavior ; Humans ; Italy/epidemiology ; Male ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Sedentary Behavior ; Spain/epidemiology ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic can influence dietary profiles, especially those of adolescents, who are highly susceptible to acquiring bad eating habits. Adolescents' poor dietary habits increase their subsequent risk of degenerative diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular pathologies, etc. Our aim was to study nutritional modifications during COVID-19 confinement in adolescents aged 10 to 19 years, compare them with their usual diet and dietary guidelines, and identify variables that may have influenced changes. Data were collected by an anonymous online questionnaire on food intake among 820 adolescents from Spain, Italy, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile. The results show that COVID-19 confinement did influence their dietary habits. In particular, we recorded modified consumption of fried food, sweet food, legumes, vegetables, and fruits. Moreover, gender, family members at home, watching TV during mealtime, country of residence, and maternal education were diversely correlated with adequate nutrition during COVID-19 confinement. Understanding the adolescents' nutrition behavior during COVID-19 lockdown will help public health authorities reshape future policies on their nutritional recommendations, in preparation for future pandemics.

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AGL2016-78922-R Agencia Estatal de Investigación (ES) and European FEDER Funds; CIVP18A3888 Fundación Ramón Areces (ES)

Keywords: COVID-19; adolescents; diet; e-survey; lifestyle; questionnaire

Date Created: 20200621 Date Completed: 20200702 Latest Revision: 20201218

20240105

PMC7353171

10.3390/nu12061807

32560550