COVID-19-How Confinment Affects the Dietary Habits, Physical Activity, and Lifestyle of Work from Home Population in the State of Gujarat

Authors

  • Aayushi Solanki Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Parul Institute of Applied Science, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
  • Nishita Baxi Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Parul Institute of Applied Science, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
  • Arpi Shah Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Parul Institute of Applied Science, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
  • Trilok Akhani Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2022.9.3.01

Keywords:

COVID-19 pandemic, Dietary habits, Food consumption, Lifestyles, Physical activity, Working population

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic in India is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. India, which has the second-highest population in the world, is suffering from COVID-19 disease. By May18th the country India investigated ~1 lakh (0.1 million) infected cases from COVID-19, and as of 11th July, the cases equalled 8 lakhs. Social distancing and lockdown rules were employed in India due to COVID-19 influenced food habits and lifestyles with potential negative health impact on Indian population. The current research is an attempt to explore physical health; dietary habits; lifestyle changes in working population in state of Gujarat during the lockdown. Approximately, 200 participants from the state of Gujarat were included in the study. They were asked to complete a questionnaire with questions around changes in body weight, junk food consumption or healthy food consumption, physical activities, lifestyle changes before and after the pandemic, sleep quality, screening time, etc.

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Published

2022-04-16

How to Cite

Aayushi Solanki, Nishita Baxi, Arpi Shah, & Trilok Akhani. (2022). COVID-19-How Confinment Affects the Dietary Habits, Physical Activity, and Lifestyle of Work from Home Population in the State of Gujarat. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 9(3), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2022.9.3.01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2022): Vol 9 | Issue 3 | 2022

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