Impact of the first COVID–19 lockdown on the lifestyle of elementary school children

IF 0.8 4区农林科学 Q4 FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Acta Alimentaria Pub Date : 2022-07-14 DOI:10.1556/066.2022.00056

K. Bartha, L. Csengeri, A. Lichthammer, Á. Erdélyi, J. Kubányi, Z. Szűcs

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Abstract

COVID-19 lockdown affects people's daily routine and has an impact on their lifestyle. Recent studies documented associations between body weight changes and children's lifestyle during social isolation. Childhood obesity is associated with a higher risk of COVID-19 severity and mortality. Our aim was to assess the effects of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic on children's sleep, screen time, physical activity, and eating habits. 387 parents of five elementary school students between 16 and 26 June 2020 were interviewed through an online questionnaire. Physical activity level decreased (63.8%), sleep (60.9%) and screen (5.64 ± 3.05 h/day) times and food intake (39.8%) increased. 80.6% of parents reported changes in children's diet: increased consumption of fruits and vegetables (32.4%), breakfast (15.5%), water and sugar-free beverages (17.6%), snacks (40.4%), sugary drinks (9.9%) was observed. Body weight increased in 44.4% of children. The results of the survey conducted under GYERE®-Children's Health Program are in line with the international literature findings: body weight change during the quarantine is significantly associated with food intake, snacking, sugary drinks, and we also found association with fruit and vegetable consumption and lack of breakfast. Effective strategies and electronic health interventions are needed to prevent sedentary lifestyle and obesity during lockdown.

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第一次疫情封锁对小学生生活方式的影响

新冠肺炎封锁影响人们的日常生活，并影响他们的生活方式。最近的研究记录了儿童在社交隔离期间体重变化与生活方式之间的关系。儿童肥胖与新冠肺炎严重程度和死亡率的高风险相关。我们的目的是评估新冠肺炎疫情导致的封锁对儿童睡眠、屏幕时间、体育活动和饮食习惯的影响。2020年6月16日至26日，387名五名小学生的家长通过在线问卷接受了采访。体力活动水平下降（63.8%），睡眠下降（60.9%），屏幕下降（5.64 ± 3.05 h／d）次，进食量增加（39.8%）。80.6%的家长报告儿童饮食发生了变化：水果和蔬菜（32.4%）、早餐（15.5%）、水和无糖饮料（17.6%）、零食（40.4%）、含糖饮料（9.9%）的摄入量增加。44.4%的儿童体重增加。根据GYERE®-儿童健康计划进行的调查结果与国际文献结果一致：隔离期间的体重变化与食物摄入、零食、含糖饮料显著相关，我们还发现与水果和蔬菜消费以及早餐不足有关。需要有效的策略和电子健康干预措施来防止封锁期间久坐不动的生活方式和肥胖。

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Acta Alimentaria 农林科学-食品科技

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1.80

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18-36 weeks

期刊介绍： Acta Alimentaria publishes original papers and reviews on food science (physics, physical chemistry, chemistry, analysis, biology, microbiology, enzymology, engineering, instrumentation, automation and economics of foods, food production and food technology, food quality, post-harvest treatments, food safety and nutrition).