The effects of COVID-19 quarantine on eating and sleeping behaviors.
Flavia Rodrigues da SilvaAntonio Herbert Lancha JuniorValdênio Martins BrantIngrid Ludimila Bastos LôboLuciana Oquendo Pereira LanchaAndressa SilvaMarco Tulio de MelloPublished in: Nutrire : revista de Sociedade Brasileira de Alimentacao e Nutricao = journal of the Brazilian Society of Food and Nutrition (2020)
The increase of body weight is related to increased food intake in response to mental stress and more time spent at home, increased opportunity to feed, and increased visual and olfactory stimulation to eat, which represents a potential risk of overfeeding nowadays. In this article, we postulate that the unusual lifestyle imposed by the COVID-19 quarantine may induce a circadian misalignment, which is capable to induce alterations on eating and sleep behaviors.