Shifts in Food Acquisition and Consumption Habits During COVID-19: Insights from a Diverse Sample.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Pub Date : 2025-07-17 DOI:10.1017/dmp.2025.10138

Danielle J Gartner, Kathryn Janda-Thomte, Aida Nielsen, Baojiang Chen, Alexandra van den Berg

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Abstract

Objectives: Shifts in food acquisition during the COVID-19 pandemic may have affected diet. Assessing changes in diet is needed to inform food assistance programs aimed at mitigating diet disparities during future crises. This longitudinal study assessed changes in diet among a low-income, racially diverse population from March-November 2020.

Methods: Survey data were collected from 291 adults living in Austin, TX. Multivariable ordinal logistic regression models assessed the relationship between changes in consumption of fresh, frozen, and canned fruits and vegetables (FV), and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and the following food acquisition factors: food security, difficulty finding food, food bank usage, and food shopping method.

Results: Adjusted models indicated individuals with consistent food insecurity had increased odds of reporting a higher category of consumption for frozen (aOR = 2.13, P < 0.05, CI:1.18-3.85) and canned (aOR = 4.04, P < 0.01, CI:2.27-7.20) FV and SSB (aOR = 3.01, P < 0.01, CI:1.65-5.51). Individuals who reported using a food bank were more likely to report increased consumption of frozen (aOR = 2.14, P < 0.05, CI:1.22-3.76) and canned FV (aOR = 2.91, P < 0.01, CI:1.69-4.99).

Conclusions: Shifts in food acquisition factors were associated with changes in diet. Findings demonstrate the need for more robust food assistance programs that specifically focus on all dimensions of food security.

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2019冠状病毒病期间食物获取和消费习惯的转变：来自不同样本的见解。

目的：2019冠状病毒病大流行期间粮食获取的转变可能影响了饮食。需要对饮食变化进行评估，以便为旨在缓解未来危机期间饮食差异的粮食援助计划提供信息。这项纵向研究评估了2020年3月至11月期间低收入、种族多样化人群的饮食变化。方法：收集了291名居住在德克萨斯州奥斯汀的成年人的调查数据。多变量有序logistic回归模型评估了新鲜、冷冻和罐装水果和蔬菜（FV）和含糖饮料（SSBs）的消费变化与以下食品获取因素之间的关系：食品安全、寻找食物的难度、食品银行的使用情况和食品购买方式。结果：调整后的模型显示，持续食品不安全的个体报告更高类别消费的可能性增加，包括冷冻食品（aOR = 2.13, P < 0.05, CI:1.18-3.85）和罐装食品（aOR = 4.04, P < 0.01, CI:2.27-7.20） FV和SSB （aOR = 3.01, P < 0.01, CI:1.65-5.51）。报告使用食品银行的人更有可能报告冷冻食品（aOR = 2.14, P < 0.05, CI:1.22-3.76）和罐装食品（aOR = 2.91, P < 0.01, CI:1.69-4.99）的消费量增加。结论：食物获取因素的改变与饮食的改变有关。调查结果表明，需要更强有力的粮食援助计划，专门关注粮食安全的各个方面。

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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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4.40

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7.40%

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258

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6-12 weeks

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