Dietary Changes and Anxiety during the Coronavirus Pandemic: Differences between the Sexes.

ABSTRACT: The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has been associated with both increased anxiety, deterioration in diet and weight gain. These associations may differ by sex. The present report examines differences by sex in diet quality in order to determine whether associations between diet and psychological stress during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic differed by sex. This online study is available internationally in seven languages. The Mediterranean Diet Score was used to measure diet quality, while the General Anxiety Disorder 7-point scale (GAD-7) was used to measure anxiety. Findings were compared by self-reported sex (male vs. female). A total of 3797 respondents provided informed consent and met eligibility criteria, of whom 526 women were omitted due to being pregnant or six month

SUBMITTER: Boaz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8703590 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature