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The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthy Eating Habits

  • 1Department of Food, Nutrition and Packaging Science, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
  • 2Department of Geography, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA
  • 3El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank, El Paso, Texas, USA
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Corresponding Author

Ikechukwu C. Esobi, iesobi@g.clemson.edu

Received Date: November 03, 2020

Accepted Date: November 09, 2020

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 which is the causative agent of COVID-19 is a single-stranded RNA virus, commonly spread by respiratory droplets and human-to-human contact. The COVID-19 pandemic has compromised the eating habits of individuals making them vulnerable to food insecurity and triggering eating disorders in individuals at risk of these disorders causing severity or relapse.Extreme quarantine measures because of the COVID-19 pandemic have also contributed to the increase in the severity of eating disorders and altered eating habits. Thus, we review the implications of COVID-19 on eating habits. This study would serve as a foundation for further research on Covid-19 and its implications on healthy eating habits.

Keywords

COVID-19, Eating disorders, Food insecurity, Quarantine, 

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