Disparities in dietary practices during the COVID-19 pandemic by food security status.

ABSTRACT: Little is known about the differences in dietary practices among food secure and food insecure populations during the early COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in dietary practices the early COVID-19 pandemic restrictions between adults reporting food security versus food insecurity. An online cross-sectional survey using validated measures was administered between April and September 2020 to explore both dietary patterns and practices and food security status among persons residing in five U.S. states from different regions of the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between-group differences (food secure versus food insecure) were examined for dietary practice outcomes using Pearson's Chi-Square test statistic, with Fisher's Exact test fo

SUBMITTER: Byker Shanks C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9113950 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature