Dietary Diversity among Chinese Residents during the COVID-19 Outbreak and Its Associated Factors

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 12; no. 6; p. 1699
• Main Authors: Zhao, Ai, Li, Zhongyu, Ke, Yalei, Huo, Shanshan, Ma, Yidi, Zhang, Yumei, Zhang, Jian, Ren, Zhongxia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 06.06.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; alcohols; ascorbic acid; Child; Child, Preschool; China; China - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - physiopathology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 infection; Cross-Sectional Studies; diet; Diet - classification; Diet - standards; Diet - trends; Dietary Supplements - statistics & numerical data; Disease Outbreaks; Disease transmission; Drugs, Chinese Herbal - administration & dosage; Female; fish; Food; food availability; Food supply; Food Supply - methods; Food Supply - statistics & numerical data; Fruits; Grocery stores; household income; Humans; laboratories; Male; Middle Aged; Oils & fats; Pandemics; people; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - physiopathology; Postal & delivery services; probiotics; Processed foods; public health; Purchasing; Questionnaires; regression analysis; Rural Population; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Shopping; socioeconomics; storage; surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Urban Population; vinegars; Young Adult; China; COVID-19; household dietary diversity score; dietary behaviors

COVID-19, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, has imposed enormous challenges on the health system, economy, and food supply and has substantially modified people’s lifestyles. This study aimed to (1) explore the dietary diversity during the lockdown time in China and (2) examine fac...