Álvarez-Gómez, CarmenDe La Higuera, MagdalenaRivas-García, LorenzoDiaz-Castro, JavierMoreno-Fernandez, JorgeLopez-Frias, Magdalena2022-10-072022-10-072021-10-14Álvarez-Gómez C, De La Higuera M, Rivas-García L, Diaz-Castro J, Moreno-Fernandez J, Lopez-Frias M. Has COVID-19 Changed the Lifestyle and Dietary Habits in the Spanish Population after Confinement? Foods. 2021 Oct 14;10(10):2443http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4245Since 2020, the world has been immersed in a change in lifestyle (social, lifestyle, nutri-tion and physical activity patterns), due to the appearance of COVID-19 and the strict mobility measures which were implemented to prevent its spread. All these changes had a nutritional impact on people, modifying their dietary guidelines. This cross-sectional study was carried out to assess whether dietary habits, lifestyle, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet among the Spanish adult population (25-65 years old) during confinement was modified during the post-confinement period, using an e-survey through social networks, involving 510 subjects. A decrease in the intake of ultra-processed products, with a correlation between weekly food delivery orders at home and the consumption of salty snacks, sugary drinks, and processed pastries was also recorded. Most of the subjects performed physical exercise on a regular basis, maintaining the body weight in half of the participants. During the post-confinement period a substantial proportion of the population had healthy lifestyle and dietary habits, including the adequate consumption of fruits, vegetables and legumes; adequate time was spent preparing meals and the population did not regularly order food at home, which in the long term, reduced the risk of several diseases.enAtribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/COVID-19Dietary habitsLockdownPost-confinementLifestyleE-surveyMediterranean diet adherenceSpanish populationConducta alimentariaCuarentenaEstilo de vidaDieta mediterráneaPoblaciónEspañaCuarentenaMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::HumansMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cross-Sectional StudiesMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Plants::Plants, Edible::VegetablesMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Nutrition Therapy::Diet Therapy::Diet, MediterraneanMedical Subject Headings::Anatomy::Plant Structures::Plant Components, Aerial::FruitMedical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Behavior::Feeding Behavior::Food Habits::Meals::SnacksMedical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Behavior::Feeding BehaviorMedical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Psychology, Social::Life StyleMedical Subject Headings::Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Social Sciences::Policy::Social Control Policies::Public Policy::Health Policy::Nutrition PolicyMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Signs and Symptoms::Body WeightMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Public Health Practice::Communicable Disease Control::Infection Control::QuarantineMedical Subject Headings::Geographical Locations::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spainresearch article34681491open access10.3390/foods101024432304-8158PMC8535706