Effect of the COVID-19-induced lockdown on nutrition, health and lifestyle patterns among adults in Zimbabwe.
Tonderayi Mathew MatsungoProsper ChoperaPublished in: BMJ nutrition, prevention & health (2020)
The lockdown period was associated with increase in food prices, decrease in dietary diversification, elevated GAD symptoms, disrupted diet and consumption patterns. There were low levels of physical activity and perceived weight gained during the lockdown period, thus increasing the risk of overweight and obesity. Further studies incorporating participants of different socioeconomic status are warranted to get more conclusive results.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- sleep quality
- coronavirus disease
- body mass index
- sars cov
- public health
- healthcare
- high glucose
- weight loss
- mental health
- human health
- diabetic rats
- depressive symptoms
- risk assessment
- endothelial cells
- cardiovascular disease
- health promotion
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv infected
- weight gain
- hiv testing
- antiretroviral therapy