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An Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Perceived Social Distancing Policies in Relation to Planning, Selecting, and Preparing Healthy Meals: An Observational Study in 38 Countries Worldwide

El texto completo de este trabajo no está disponible en el Repositorio Académico UPC por restricciones de la casa editorial donde ha sido publicado. / Objectives: To examine changes in planning, selecting, and preparing healthy foods in relation to personal factors (time, money, stress) and social distancing policies during the COVID-19 crisis. Methods: Using cross-sectional online surveys collected in 38 countries worldwide in April-June 2020 (N = 37,207, Mage 36.7 SD 14.8, 77% women), we compared changes in food literacy behaviors to changes in personal factors and social distancing policies, using hierarchical multiple regression analyses controlling for sociodemographic variables. Results: Increases in planning (4.7 SD 1.3, 4.9 SD 1.3), selecting (3.6 SD 1.7, 3.7 SD 1.7), and preparing (4.6 SD 1.2, 4.7 SD 1.3) healthy foods were found for women and men, and positively related to perceived time availability and stay-at-home policies. Psychological distress was a barrier for women, and an enabler for men. Financial stress was a barrier and enabler depending on various sociodemographic variables (all p < 0.01). Conclusion: Stay-at-home policies and feelings of having more time during COVID-19 seem to have improved food literacy. Stress and other social distancing policies relate to food literacy in more complex ways, highlighting the necessity of a health equity lens. / Agentschap Innoveren en Ondernemen / Revisión por pares

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:PERUUPC/oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/657330
Date04 February 2021
CreatorsBacker, Charlotte De, Teunissen, Lauranna, Cuykx, Isabelle, Decorte, Paulien, Pabian, Sara, Gerritsen, Sarah, Matthys, Christophe, Sabbah, Haleama Al, Royen, Kathleen Van, Bergheim, Ina, Staltner, Raphaela, Devine, Amanda, Sambell, Ros, Wallace, Ruth, Allehdan, Sabika Salem, Alalwan, Tariq Abdulkarim, Al-Mannai, Mariam Ahamad, Ismail, Leila Cheikh, Backer, Charlotte De, Ouvrein, Gaelle, Poels, Karolien, Vandebosch, Heidi, Maldoy, Katrien, Matthys, Christophe, Smits, Tim, Vrinten, Jules, Desmet, Ann, Teughels, Nelleke, Geuens, Maggie, Vermeir, Iris, Proesmans, Viktor, Hudders, Liselot, De Barcellos, Marcia Dutra, Ostermann, Cristina, Brock, Ana Luiza, Favieiro, Cynthia, Trizotto, Rafaela, Stangherlin, Isadora, Mafra, Anthonieta Looman, Varella, Marco Antonio Correa, Valentova, Jaroslava Varella, Fisher, Maryanne L., Maceacheron, Melanie, White, Katherine, Habib, Rishad, Dobson, David S., Schnettler, Berta, Orellana, Ligia, Miranda-Zapata, Edgardo, Chang, Angela Wen Yu, Jiao, Wen, Tingchi, Matthew, Liu, Grunert, Klaus G., Christensen, Rikke Nyland, Reisch, Lucia, Janssen, Meike, Abril-Ulloa, Victoria, Encalada, Lorena, Kamel, Iman, Vainio, Annukka, Niva, Mari, Salmivaara, Laura, Makela, Johanna, Torkkeli, Kaisa, Mai, Robert, Kerschke-Risch, Pamela, Altsitsiadis, Efthymios, Stamos, Angelos, Antronikidis, Andreas, Tsafarakis, Stelios, Delias, Pavlos, Rasekhi, Hamid, Vafa, Mohammad Reza, Majid, Karandish, Eftekhari, Hassan, Henchion, Maeve, McCarthy, Sinead, McCarthy, Mary, Micalizzi, Alessandra, Schulz, Peter J., Farinosi, Manuela, Komatsu, Hidenori, Tanaka, Nobuyuki, Kubota, Hiromi, Tayyem, Reema, Al-Awwad, Narmeen J., Al-Bayyari, Nahla, Ibrahim, Mohammed O., Hammouh, Fadwa, Dashti, Somaia, Dashti, Basma, Alkharaif, Dhuha, Alshatti, Amani, Mazedi, Maryam Al
PublisherFrontiers Media S.A.
Source SetsUniversidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)
LanguageSpanish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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SourceUniversidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Repositorio Académico - UPC, Frontiers in Nutrition, 7
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
Relationhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2020.621726/full

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