López-Moreno, MiguelLópez, Maria Teresa IglesiasMiguel, MartaGarcés-Rimón, Marta2025-01-072025-01-072020-11-10https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25177As a consequence of COVID-19, millions of households have suffered mobility restrictions and changes in their lifestyle over several months. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of COVID-19 home confinement on the food habits, lifestyle and emotional balance of the Spanish population. This cross-sectional study used data collected via an anonymous online questionnaire during the month before lockdown finished in Spain, with a total of 675 participants. 38.8% of the respondents experienced weight gain while 31.1% lost weight during confinement. The increase in body weight was positively correlated with age (Rs = 0.14, penAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/COVID-19emotional eatingfood intakehome confinementlifestylelockdownAdultAge FactorsBetacoronavirusBody Mass IndexBody WeightCOVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsCross-Sectional StudiesDietEmotionsExerciseFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansLife StyleMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Sedentary BehaviorSex FactorsSleepSocial IsolationSpainSurveys and Questionnairesresearch article33182816open access10.3390/nu121134452072-6643PMC7696994https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/11/3445/pdf?version=1605188799https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7696994/pdf