Nutritional behaviors of women and men in Poland during confinement related to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic

Abstract The influence of the confinement on the changes of eating behaviors in men and women in Poland and between groups were assessed. Results were obtained for 112 men and 200 women. An anonymous questionnaire available on-line from 29 April to 19 May 2020 was the research tool. It contained que...

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Autores principales: Izabela Bolesławska, Ewa Błaszczyk-Bębenek, Paweł Jagielski, Anna Jagielska, Juliusz Przysławski
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ddaa9ffed34541039abdfaa2e44acf912021-12-02T18:37:11ZNutritional behaviors of women and men in Poland during confinement related to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic10.1038/s41598-021-99561-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/ddaa9ffed34541039abdfaa2e44acf912021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99561-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The influence of the confinement on the changes of eating behaviors in men and women in Poland and between groups were assessed. Results were obtained for 112 men and 200 women. An anonymous questionnaire available on-line from 29 April to 19 May 2020 was the research tool. It contained questions about the frequency of consumption "before" and "during" confinement. Additionally, anthropometric measurements were declared by the respondents. An increase in the number of meals and an improvement in their regularity were observed in both groups. However, the frequency of snacking also increased. During lockdown women consumed potatoes, sweets, canned meat and eggs and men consumed canned meat more frequently. Products consumed less frequently were: fast food, instant soups and energy drinks (women), and white bread and fast food (men). The frequency of alcohol consumption also increased during lockdown. Average body weight and BMI increased significantly during social isolation. Body weight increase was declared by almost half of women and 40% of men. During the blockade period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in the dietary behavior of the study group of women and men were found. The nature of these changes varied according to gender and the dietary parameters analyzed.Izabela BolesławskaEwa Błaszczyk-BębenekPaweł JagielskiAnna JagielskaJuliusz PrzysławskiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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Izabela Bolesławska
Ewa Błaszczyk-Bębenek
Paweł Jagielski
Anna Jagielska
Juliusz Przysławski
Nutritional behaviors of women and men in Poland during confinement related to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
description Abstract The influence of the confinement on the changes of eating behaviors in men and women in Poland and between groups were assessed. Results were obtained for 112 men and 200 women. An anonymous questionnaire available on-line from 29 April to 19 May 2020 was the research tool. It contained questions about the frequency of consumption "before" and "during" confinement. Additionally, anthropometric measurements were declared by the respondents. An increase in the number of meals and an improvement in their regularity were observed in both groups. However, the frequency of snacking also increased. During lockdown women consumed potatoes, sweets, canned meat and eggs and men consumed canned meat more frequently. Products consumed less frequently were: fast food, instant soups and energy drinks (women), and white bread and fast food (men). The frequency of alcohol consumption also increased during lockdown. Average body weight and BMI increased significantly during social isolation. Body weight increase was declared by almost half of women and 40% of men. During the blockade period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in the dietary behavior of the study group of women and men were found. The nature of these changes varied according to gender and the dietary parameters analyzed.
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author Izabela Bolesławska
Ewa Błaszczyk-Bębenek
Paweł Jagielski
Anna Jagielska
Juliusz Przysławski
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Ewa Błaszczyk-Bębenek
Paweł Jagielski
Anna Jagielska
Juliusz Przysławski
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title Nutritional behaviors of women and men in Poland during confinement related to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
title_short Nutritional behaviors of women and men in Poland during confinement related to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
title_full Nutritional behaviors of women and men in Poland during confinement related to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
title_fullStr Nutritional behaviors of women and men in Poland during confinement related to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional behaviors of women and men in Poland during confinement related to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
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