Dietary Patterns, Adherence to the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines, and Ultra-Processed Consumption During the COVID-19 Lockdown in a Sample of Spanish Young Population.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the dietary patterns, adherence to Food-Based Dietary Guidelines, and the ultra-processed consumption during the COVID-19 lockdown among a Spanish young population aged 3-17 years. Methods: Parents/legal guardians of preschoolers, children, and adolescents aged 3-17 years were enrolled through social networks. The eating habits were assessed by a Food Propensity Questionnaire applied in the ENALIA (Encuesta Nacional de Alimentación en la población Infantil y Adolescente) Spanish survey, which aims to collect food intake information and other data about eating habits on children and adolescents (0-18 years old). Participants were dichotomized following the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for the Spanish young population offere

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Gil JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8569821 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature