OBJECTIVE: To describe lifestyle changes with regard to consumption of tobacco and alcohol, food intake and physical activity, in the period of social restriction resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil with data from the ConVid online health behavior survey. The data were collected via an online questionnaire answered by the survey participants. Post-stratification procedures were used to calculate prevalence rates and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: 45,161 individuals aged 18 years or more participated. During the period of social restriction participants reported a decrease in practicing physical activity and an increase in time spent using computers or tablets or watching TV, intake of ultra-processed foods, number of cigarettes smoked and alcoholic beverage consumption. Differences were observed according to sex and age group. CONCLUSION: The results indicate a worsening of lifestyles and an increase in health risk behaviors.
OBJECTIVE: To describe lifestyle changes with regard to consumption of tobacco and alcohol, food intake and physical activity, in the period of social restriction resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil with data from the ConVid online health behavior survey. The data were collected via an online questionnaire answered by the survey participants. Post-stratification procedures were used to calculate prevalence rates and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: 45,161 individuals aged 18 years or more participated. During the period of social restriction participants reported a decrease in practicing physical activity and an increase in time spent using computers or tablets or watching TV, intake of ultra-processed foods, number of cigarettes smoked and alcoholic beverage consumption. Differences were observed according to sex and age group. CONCLUSION: The results indicate a worsening of lifestyles and an increase in health risk behaviors.
Authors: Marialaura Bonaccio; Simona Costanzo; Emilia Ruggiero; Mariarosaria Persichillo; Simona Esposito; Marco Olivieri; Augusto Di Castelnuovo; Chiara Cerletti; Maria Benedetta Donati; Giovanni de Gaetano; Licia Iacoviello Journal: Public Health Nutr Date: 2021-03-05 Impact factor: 4.022
Authors: Jessica M Yingst; Nicolle M Krebs; Candace R Bordner; Andrea L Hobkirk; Sophia I Allen; Jonathan Foulds Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-02-12 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Oscar G Enriquez-Martinez; Marcia C T Martins; Taisa S S Pereira; Sandaly O S Pacheco; Fabio J Pacheco; Karen V Lopez; Salomon Huancahuire-Vega; Daniela A Silva; Ana I Mora-Urda; Mery Rodriguez-Vásquez; M Pilar Montero López; Maria C B Molina Journal: Front Nutr Date: 2021-06-02