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Impact of COVID-19 confinement on eating behaviours across 16 European countries: The COVIDiet cross-national study

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2021
Authors
Molina-Montes, Esther
Uzhova, Irina
Verardo, Vito
Artacho, Reyes
García-Villanova, Belén
Jesús Guerra-Hernández, Eduardo
Kapsokefalou, Maria
Malisova, Olga
Vlassopoulos, Antonis
Katidi, Alexandra
Koroušić-Seljak, Barbara
Modic, Robert
Eftimov, Tome
Hren, Irena
Valenčič, Eva
Šatalić, Zvonimir
Panjkota Krbavčić, Ines
Vranešić Bender, Darija
Giacalone, Davide
Bom Frøst, Michael
Konić-Ristić, Aleksandra
Milešević, Jelena
Nikolić, Marina
Kolay, Ezgi
Güney, Merve
Kriaucioniene, Vilma
Czlapka-Matyasik, Magdalena
Bykowska-Derda, Aleksandra
Kujundžić, Enisa
Taljić, Irzada
Brka, Muhamed
Spiroski, Igor
Cunha Velho, Sérgio
Patrícia Sousa Pinto, Sofia
Nascimento Monteiro, Inês
Adriana Pereira, Janice
Dolores Ruíz-López, María
Rodríguez-Pérez, Celia
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We aimed to evaluate the changes in eating behaviours of the adult population across 16 European countries due to the COVID-19 confinement and to evaluate whether these changes were somehow related to the severity of the containment measures applied in each country. An anonymous online self-reported questionnaire on socio-demographic characteristics, validated 14-items Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) Adherence Screener (MEDAS) as a reference of a healthy diet, eating and lifestyle behaviours prior to and during the COVID-19 confinement was used to collect data. The study included an adult population residing in 16 European countries at the time of the survey. Aggregated Stringency Index (SI) score, based on data from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, was calculated for each country at the time the questionnaire was distributed (range: 0–100). A total of 36,185 participants completed the questionnaire (77.6% female, 75.2% with high educational level and 42.7% aged between 21... and 35 years). In comparison to pre-confinement, a significantly higher adherence to the MedDiet during the confinement was observed across all countries (overall MEDAS score prior to- and during confinement: 5.23 ± 2.06 vs. 6.15 ± 2.06; p < 0.001), with the largest increase seen in Greece and North Macedonia. The highest adherence to MedDiet during confinement was found in Spain and Portugal (7.18 ± 1.84 and 7.34 ± 1.95, respectively). Stricter contingency restrictions seemed to lead to a significantly higher increase in the adherence to the MedDiet. The findings from this cross-sectional study could be used to inform current diet-related public health guidelines to ensure optimal nutrition is followed among the population, which in turn would help to alleviate the current public health crisis.

Keywords:
COVID-19 confinement / Eating behaviours / Mediterranean diet / Nutritional survey / Stringency index
Source:
Food Quality and Preference, 2021, 93, 104231-
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  • Elsevier

DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104231

ISSN: 0950-3293

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http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1199
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Molina-Montes, Esther
AU  - Uzhova, Irina
AU  - Verardo, Vito
AU  - Artacho, Reyes
AU  - García-Villanova, Belén
AU  - Jesús Guerra-Hernández, Eduardo
AU  - Kapsokefalou, Maria
AU  - Malisova, Olga
AU  - Vlassopoulos, Antonis
AU  - Katidi, Alexandra
AU  - Koroušić-Seljak, Barbara
AU  - Modic, Robert
AU  - Eftimov, Tome
AU  - Hren, Irena
AU  - Valenčič, Eva
AU  - Šatalić, Zvonimir
AU  - Panjkota Krbavčić, Ines
AU  - Vranešić Bender, Darija
AU  - Giacalone, Davide
AU  - Bom Frøst, Michael
AU  - Konić-Ristić, Aleksandra
AU  - Milešević, Jelena
AU  - Nikolić, Marina
AU  - Kolay, Ezgi
AU  - Güney, Merve
AU  - Kriaucioniene, Vilma
AU  - Czlapka-Matyasik, Magdalena
AU  - Bykowska-Derda, Aleksandra
AU  - Kujundžić, Enisa
AU  - Taljić, Irzada
AU  - Brka, Muhamed
AU  - Spiroski, Igor
AU  - Cunha Velho, Sérgio
AU  - Patrícia Sousa Pinto, Sofia
AU  - Nascimento Monteiro, Inês
AU  - Adriana Pereira, Janice
AU  - Dolores Ruíz-López, María
AU  - Rodríguez-Pérez, Celia
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1199
AB  - We aimed to evaluate the changes in eating behaviours of the adult population across 16 European countries due to the COVID-19 confinement and to evaluate whether these changes were somehow related to the severity of the containment measures applied in each country. An anonymous online self-reported questionnaire on socio-demographic characteristics, validated 14-items Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) Adherence Screener (MEDAS) as a reference of a healthy diet, eating and lifestyle behaviours prior to and during the COVID-19 confinement was used to collect data. The study included an adult population residing in 16 European countries at the time of the survey. Aggregated Stringency Index (SI) score, based on data from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, was calculated for each country at the time the questionnaire was distributed (range: 0–100). A total of 36,185 participants completed the questionnaire (77.6% female, 75.2% with high educational level and 42.7% aged between 21 and 35 years). In comparison to pre-confinement, a significantly higher adherence to the MedDiet during the confinement was observed across all countries (overall MEDAS score prior to- and during confinement: 5.23 ± 2.06 vs. 6.15 ± 2.06; p < 0.001), with the largest increase seen in Greece and North Macedonia. The highest adherence to MedDiet during confinement was found in Spain and Portugal (7.18 ± 1.84 and 7.34 ± 1.95, respectively). Stricter contingency restrictions seemed to lead to a significantly higher increase in the adherence to the MedDiet. The findings from this cross-sectional study could be used to inform current diet-related public health guidelines to ensure optimal nutrition is followed among the population, which in turn would help to alleviate the current public health crisis.
PB  - Elsevier
T2  - Food Quality and Preference
T1  - Impact of COVID-19 confinement on eating behaviours across 16 European countries: The COVIDiet cross-national study
SP  - 104231
VL  - 93
DO  - 10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104231
ER  - 
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Molina-Montes, E., Uzhova, I., Verardo, V., Artacho, R., García-Villanova, B., Jesús Guerra-Hernández, E., Kapsokefalou, M., Malisova, O., Vlassopoulos, A., Katidi, A., Koroušić-Seljak, B., Modic, R., Eftimov, T., Hren, I., Valenčič, E., Šatalić, Z., Panjkota Krbavčić, I., Vranešić Bender, D., Giacalone, D., Bom Frøst, M., Konić-Ristić, A., Milešević, J., Nikolić, M., Kolay, E., Güney, M., Kriaucioniene, V., Czlapka-Matyasik, M., Bykowska-Derda, A., Kujundžić, E., Taljić, I., Brka, M., Spiroski, I., Cunha Velho, S., Patrícia Sousa Pinto, S., Nascimento Monteiro, I., Adriana Pereira, J., Dolores Ruíz-López, M.,& Rodríguez-Pérez, C.. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 confinement on eating behaviours across 16 European countries: The COVIDiet cross-national study. in Food Quality and Preference
Elsevier., 93, 104231.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104231
Molina-Montes E, Uzhova I, Verardo V, Artacho R, García-Villanova B, Jesús Guerra-Hernández E, Kapsokefalou M, Malisova O, Vlassopoulos A, Katidi A, Koroušić-Seljak B, Modic R, Eftimov T, Hren I, Valenčič E, Šatalić Z, Panjkota Krbavčić I, Vranešić Bender D, Giacalone D, Bom Frøst M, Konić-Ristić A, Milešević J, Nikolić M, Kolay E, Güney M, Kriaucioniene V, Czlapka-Matyasik M, Bykowska-Derda A, Kujundžić E, Taljić I, Brka M, Spiroski I, Cunha Velho S, Patrícia Sousa Pinto S, Nascimento Monteiro I, Adriana Pereira J, Dolores Ruíz-López M, Rodríguez-Pérez C. Impact of COVID-19 confinement on eating behaviours across 16 European countries: The COVIDiet cross-national study. in Food Quality and Preference. 2021;93:104231.
doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104231 .
Molina-Montes, Esther, Uzhova, Irina, Verardo, Vito, Artacho, Reyes, García-Villanova, Belén, Jesús Guerra-Hernández, Eduardo, Kapsokefalou, Maria, Malisova, Olga, Vlassopoulos, Antonis, Katidi, Alexandra, Koroušić-Seljak, Barbara, Modic, Robert, Eftimov, Tome, Hren, Irena, Valenčič, Eva, Šatalić, Zvonimir, Panjkota Krbavčić, Ines, Vranešić Bender, Darija, Giacalone, Davide, Bom Frøst, Michael, Konić-Ristić, Aleksandra, Milešević, Jelena, Nikolić, Marina, Kolay, Ezgi, Güney, Merve, Kriaucioniene, Vilma, Czlapka-Matyasik, Magdalena, Bykowska-Derda, Aleksandra, Kujundžić, Enisa, Taljić, Irzada, Brka, Muhamed, Spiroski, Igor, Cunha Velho, Sérgio, Patrícia Sousa Pinto, Sofia, Nascimento Monteiro, Inês, Adriana Pereira, Janice, Dolores Ruíz-López, María, Rodríguez-Pérez, Celia, "Impact of COVID-19 confinement on eating behaviours across 16 European countries: The COVIDiet cross-national study" in Food Quality and Preference, 93 (2021):104231,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104231 . .

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