The Covid-19 pandemic led to lockdowns in several parts of the world and, hence, changed some daily habits, including social interactions, the ability to perform sports, and—possibly—diet. The Italian government established and promulgated lockdown policies on 9 March 2020. We aim at assessing the effects of Covid-19-induced confinement policies on self-reported food consumption of self-selected Italians by means of a questionnaire that was created and diffused by the Internet. Nearly half, i.e., 49.6% of responders did not substantially modify their diet during the lockdown; however, 46.1% of them reported that they were eating more during confinement, and 19.5% gained weight. In particular, we report an increase in “comfort food” consumption, notably chocolate, ice-cream, and desserts (42.5%) and salty snacks (23.5%). In addition, 42.7% percent of this cohort attributed this increase to higher anxiety levels. Related to this, 36.8% of responders reported a decrease in alcohol consumption, even though 10.1% of them reported an increase. Interestingly, 21.2% of responders increased their consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables. Only 33.5% of those who declared decreased consumption attributed this change of diet to lower availability and ease of purchasing such items. Equally interesting, over half of responders, i.e., 56.2%, admitted that fruit and vegetables did not appeal to them while in lockdown. Purchases of ready-made meals were reduced by nearly 50%. Future large-scale similar studies should be undertaken worldwide and will help public health authorities shape their reactions to future, unavoidable pandemics.

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Covid-19和随后的禁食行动修改了意大利样品中近一半人口的饮食习惯。

Covid-19大流行导致了世界各地的封锁，因此改变了一些日常习惯，包括社交互动，运动能力以及饮食（可能是饮食）。意大利政府于2020年3月9日制定并颁布了锁定政策。我们的目标是通过问卷调查来评估Covid-19诱导的禁闭政策对自选意大利人自行报告的食物消费的影响。互联网。将近一半，即49.6％的响应者在锁定期间没有实质性改变饮食。然而，有46.1％的人报告他们在分娩期间进食更多，而体重增加了19.5％。特别是，我们报告称“舒适食品”的消费有所增加，特别是巧克力，冰淇淋和甜点（42.5％）和咸味零食（23.5％）。另外42 该队列的7 %%将这种增加归因于较高的焦虑水平。与此相关的是，尽管有10.1％的受访者表示酒精摄入量有所增加，但仍有36.8％的受访者表示饮酒量有所减少。有趣的是，有21.2％的响应者增加了对新鲜水果和蔬菜的消费。在那些宣布减少消费的人中，只有33.5％将饮食的这种变化归因于食用量的降低和购买此类食品的便利性。同样有趣的是，超过一半的受访者（即56.2％）承认在封锁期间水果和蔬菜对他们没有吸引力。现成餐的购买量减少了近50％。未来应在世界范围内进行大规模的类似研究，这将有助于公共卫生当局确定其对未来不可避免的大流行的反应。