Eating Behavior and Nutritional Status Among Women Aged 18–55 years During Covid 19 Pandemic
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- 10.2991/978-94-6463-190-6_29How to use a DOI?
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- eating behavior; overweight; women; DEBQ
- Abstract
Covid 19-Pandemic makes us have to social distancing with others. It could change emotional situation, eating behavior and food consumption. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between eating behavior and nutritional status (overweight and obesity). This study used a cross sectional design conducted during covid-19 pandemic on women aged 18–55 years. We used dutch eating behavior questionaire (DEBQ) consisting of 33 questions to asses eating behavior (emotional, external dan restrained eating). Nutritional status was measured using Body Mass Index (BMI). A total of 74 women participated in this study. Based on chi square analysis, using STATA 12, eating behavior (restrained and external eating) showed association with overweight. These findings suggest that during covid 19 pandemic, there were a lot of supply and food availabilty in household level. On the other hand, restrained eating precisely made individu ate more to maintenaince their healthy although the results of emotional eating did not show positive relation with overweight in women. It as very necessery to increase knowledge in balanced nutrition for women 18–55 years of age.
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TY - CONF AU - Nor Eka Noviani PY - 2023 DA - 2023/07/27 TI - Eating Behavior and Nutritional Status Among Women Aged 18–55 years During Covid 19 Pandemic BT - Proceedings of the 2022 ‘AISYIYAH International Conference on Health and Medical Sciences (A-HMS 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 226 EP - 231 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-190-6_29 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-190-6_29 ID - Noviani2023 ER -