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. 2021 Apr 1;13(4):1168.
doi: 10.3390/nu13041168.

Consequences of the COVID-19 Syndemic for Nutritional Health: A Systematic Review

Cristian Neira  1   2 , Rejane Godinho  3 , Fabio Rincón  4 , Rodrigo Mardones  1 , Janari Pedroso  4   5
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Consequences of the COVID-19 Syndemic for Nutritional Health: A Systematic Review

Cristian Neira et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

Confinement at home, quarantine, and social distancing are some measures adopted worldwide to prevent the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), which has been generating an important alteration in the routines and qualities of life of people. The impact on health is still being evaluated, and consequences in the nutritional field are not entirely clear. The study objective was to evaluate the current evidence about the impact that preventive measures of physical contact restriction causes in healthy nutrition. A systematic review was carried out according to the "Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses" PRISMA Group and Cochrane method for rapid systematic reviews. Searching was performed in six electronic databases and evaluated articles published between 2010 and 2020, including among their participants adult subjects who had been exposed to the preventive measures of physical contact restriction. Seven studies met the selection criteria and reported an overall increase in food consumption, weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), and a change in eating style. Findings suggest that healthy nutrition is affected by preventive measures to restrict physical contact as a result of the COVID-19 syndemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; confinement; eating behavior; feeding behavior; pandemic; quarantine; social distancing; social isolation; syndemic.

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Article selection included in the analysis.
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General and criteria scores of the studies through the Ottawa–Newcastle (NOS) scale.
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