Michelle Thomas
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Food Security of UK Adults Aged 20–65 Years (COVID-19 Food Security and Dietary Assessment Study)
Thomas, Michelle; Eveleigh, Elizabeth; Vural, Zeynep; Rose, Peter; Avery, Amanda; Coneyworth, Lisa; Welham, Simon
Authors
Elizabeth Eveleigh
Zeynep Vural
Dr Peter Rose Peter.Rose@nottingham.ac.uk
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Dr AMANDA AVERY amanda.avery@nottingham.ac.uk
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Dr LISA CONEYWORTH lisa.coneyworth@nottingham.ac.uk
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Simon Welham simon.welham@nottingham.ac.uk
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Abstract
The first UK lockdown greatly impacted the food security status of UK adults. This study set out to establish if food procurement was adapted differently for different income groups and if this impacted dietary intakes disproportionately. Adults (n=515) aged 20-65 years participated in an online survey with 56 completing a 3-4 day diet diary. Food availability was a significant factor in the experience of food insecurity. Similar proportions of food secure and food insecure adapted food spend during lockdown, spending similar amounts. Food insecure (n = 85, 18.3%) had a 10.5% lower income and the money spent on food required a greater proportion of income. Access to food was the biggest driver of food insecurity but monetary constraint was a factor for the lowest income group. The relative risk of food insecurity increased by 0.07-fold for every 1% increase in the proportion of income spent on food above 10%. Micronutrient intakes were low compared to the reference nutrient intake (RNI) for most females, with riboflavin being 36% lower in food insecure groups (P=0.03), whilst vitamin B12 was 56% lower (p = 0.057) and iodine 53.6% lower (p = 0.257) these were not significant. Coping strategies adopted by food insecure groups included altering the quantity and variety of fruit and vegetables which may have contributed to the differences in micronutrients.
Citation
Thomas, M., Eveleigh, E., Vural, Z., Rose, P., Avery, A., Coneyworth, L., & Welham, S. (2022). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Food Security of UK Adults Aged 20–65 Years (COVID-19 Food Security and Dietary Assessment Study). Nutrients, 14(23), Article 5078. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14235078
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 24, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 29, 2022 |
Publication Date | Dec 1, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Nov 25, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 2, 2022 |
Journal | Nutrients |
Electronic ISSN | 2072-6643 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 23 |
Article Number | 5078 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14235078 |
Keywords | Food Science; Nutrition and Dietetics |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/14039205 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/23/5078 |
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