During the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries took precautionary steps to save their citizens by initiating a lockdown and stopping all social activities by closing schools, companies, entertainment places, markets, gardens, and other social gathering places. As children stayed at home with no physical activities, their weight may have increased. The purpose of this study was to examine the link between fast food, sugars, or soft drinks and the ongoing domestic lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. This phenomenon was studied in three different cities from three different countries (Saudi Arabia, Britain, and Turkey) from the perspective of children’s parents. The study sought to address three research questions regarding children’s well-being during the COVID-19 lockdown period. First, was children’s nutrition affected during this period? Second, did children's weight increase? Third, were there any statistically significant differences in children’s dietary patterns based on their gender and nationality? A questionnaire was administered to 330 parents of children aged four to seven years in the three targeted countries. The study found that most parents cared about their children's nutrition and prepared food at home (96.1%) during the lockdown. Sixty-three percent of parents indicated that children did not gain weight. Additionally, differences in children’s nutritional systems were found between Saudi and Turkish children; the nutritional system of the Turkish children was better than that of Saudi children during the lockdown. Additionally, there were statistically significant differences in children’s nutrition due to gender, with better nutrition for boys than for girls.

在 COVID-19 大流行期间，大多数国家/地区采取了预防措施，通过关闭学校、公司、娱乐场所、市场、花园和其他社交聚会场所来启动封锁和停止所有社交活动来拯救其公民。由于孩子们呆在家里没有任何体育活动，他们的体重可能增加了。这项研究的目的是检查快餐、糖或软饮料与国内对 COVID-19 大流行的持续封锁之间的联系。从儿童父母的角度，在来自三个不同国家（沙特阿拉伯、英国和土耳其）的三个不同城市对这一现象进行了研究。该研究旨在解决有关 COVID-19 锁定期间儿童福祉的三个研究问题。第一，这段时间孩子的营养有没有受到影响？第二，孩子的体重增加了吗？第三，基于性别和国籍的儿童饮食模式是否存在统计学上的显着差异？对三个目标国家的 330 名 4 至 7 岁儿童的父母进行了问卷调查。研究发现，大多数父母在封锁期间关心孩子的营养和在家准备食物（96.1%）。63% 的父母表示孩子的体重没有增加。此外，还发现沙特和土耳其儿童的营养系统存在差异；在封锁期间，土耳其儿童的营养系统优于沙特儿童。此外，由于性别，儿童的营养存在统计学上的显着差异，男孩的营养好于女孩。