Evaluation of changes in the nutritional habits of adults after covid-19 outbreak

Abstract

Aim: The new coronavirus (Covid-19), which first appeared in Wuhan, China, has become widespread all over the world and has been declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. It is known that the only recommendation in preventing Covid-19 is social distance and personal hygiene. In addition, it is frequently emphasized that individuals with strong immune system are advantageous in the process of healing the disease. It is anticipated that individuals can change their diet to strengthen the immune system and that most of the population will stay at home with quarantine practices, and these may affect the nutritional status of individuals. Accordingly, this study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of individuals after Covid-19 and the factors affecting them. Methods: A total of 341 individuals between the ages of 18-65 were included in the study, and assessments were made through a questionnaire that investigated nutrition, sleep, physical activity, and moods through Google Docs forms. Results: 17% of the individuals are male (n = 58) and 83% (n = 283) are female. 70.4% (283) of all participants switched from home to work due to work or distance education and stated that there was an increase of 1.00 ± 1.5 kg body weight during this period with a total average of 17.30 ± 13.9 days. 80.9% of the individuals (n = 276) stated that there was a decrease in physical activity and 48.7% of them stated an increase in sleep time. 71.6% of individuals stated that this increase in sleep time caused an increase in food intake. About a third (%) of individuals reported that they started using dietary supplements, especially vitamin D (56.9%), vitamin C (50.4%) and Zinc (27.6%). A total of %17.5 of individuals reported an increase of bread consumption, %16.7 of them fruit and %15.5 chocolate. Conclusion: Study results show that there are changes in individuals' nutrition, sleep, and physical activity patterns after Covid-19. The supplement use of individuals increased after Covid-19. In line with these results, it is thought that individuals should be informed about adequate and balanced nutrition, physical activity, and supplement use.

Keywords

• Nutritional status
• Covid-19
• SARS-CoV-2
• coronavirus

Covid-19 salgını sonrası yetişkin bireylerin beslenme alışkanlıklarındaki değişikliklerin değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: İlk olarak Çin’in Wuhan kentinde ortaya çıkan yeni koronavirüs (Covid-19) tüm Dünya’da yaygın hale gelmiş ve Dünya Sağlık Örgütü tarafından pandemi olarak ilan edilmiştir. Covid-19’dan korunmada tek çözümün sosyal mesafe ve kişisel hijyen olduğu bilinmektedir. Bunun yanı sıra immün sistemi güçlü bireylerin hastalığa yakalanma ve iyileşme sürecinde avantajlı oldukları sıklıkla vurgulanmaktadır. Bireylerin immün sistemi güçlendirmek için beslenme düzenlerini değiştirebileceği ve karantina uygulamalarıyla birlikte toplumun evde kalış sürelerinde artış olacağı öngörülmekte ve bunların beslenme durumuna etki edebileceği düşünülmektedir. Bu doğrultuda bu çalışmada bireylerin Covid-19 sonrası bazı beslenme alışkanlıkları ve etkileyen faktörlerin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Çalışmaya 18-65 yaş arası toplam 341 birey dahil edilmiş, Google Docs formları aracılığıyla beslenme, uyku, fiziksel aktivite, duygu-durumlarını araştıran bir anket ile değerlendirmeler yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Bireylerin %17’si erkek (n=58), %83’ü (n=283) kadındır. Tüm katılımcıların % 70.4’ü (283) iş veya uzaktan eğitim dolayısıyla evden çalışma sistemine geçmiş ve toplam ortalama 17.30±13.9 günü bulan bu sürede 1.0±1.5 kg vücut ağırlığı artışı olduğunu beyan etmişlerdir. Bireylerin % 80.9’u (n=276) fiziksel aktivitede azalma, %48.7’si uyku süresinde artış olduğunu ifade etmiştir. Bireylerin % 71.6’sı uyku süresindeki bu artışın besin alımında artışa neden olduğunu belirtmiştir. Bireylerin yaklaşık üçte biri (%) başta D vitamini (% 56.9), C vitamini (%50.4) ve Çinko (%27.6) olmak üzere besin takviyesi kullanmaya başladığını bildirmiştir. Covid-19 sonrası bireylerin % 17.5’i beyaz ekmek, %16.7’si meyve, %15.5’i çikolata tüketimlerinde artış olduğunu beyan etmiştir. Sonuç: Çalışma sonuçları bireylerin Covid-19 sonrası beslenme, uyku ve fiziksel aktivite düzenlerinde değişiklikler olduğunu göstermektedir. Bireylerin takviye kullanımı Covid-19 sonrası artış göstermiştir. Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda bireylerin yeterli ve dengeli beslenme, fiziksel aktivite ve takviye kullanımı konusundan bilgilendirilmesi gerektiği düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• Beslenme durumu
• Covid-19
• SARS-CoV-2
• Koronavirüs

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