食品安全和水果/蔬菜摄入量在COVID-19大流行期间的变化
Eunbi Chung1, Laura S Kabiri1, Jennie Le1
1Kinesiology Department, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA.
Journal of American college health : J of ACH
|May 14, 2025
概括
低收入学生的粮食安全仍然很低,但私立大学学生的水果和蔬菜摄入量从大流行早期到晚期有所改善. 这些发现突显了营养差异和政策需求.
科学领域:
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会经济学研究 社会经济学研究
背景情况:
- 大学生,特别是私立机构的大学生,面临着与粮食安全和营养有关的独特挑战.
- 社会经济地位 (SES) 是健康行为的关键决定因素,包括饮食摄入量和粮食安全.
- COVID-19 疫情加剧了现有的不平等,并引入了新的压力因素,影响了学生的福祉.
研究的目的:
- 调查私立大学学生中粮食安全和水果/蔬菜 (FV) 摄入量的变化.
- 检查社会经济地位 (SES) 在不同流行病阶段对这些因素的影响.
- 为了在2020年秋季和2022年秋季之间比较营养状况和粮食安全.
主要方法:
- 对休斯顿231名私立大学的学生进行了一次重复的横截面在线调查.
- 数据包括人口统计数据,水果/蔬菜/纤维块选器和食品安全6项简单表格.
- 使用统计分析 (t-测试,千-平方,ANOVA) 来确定显著差异.
主要成果:
- 在2020年秋至2022年秋之间,没有观察到整体粮食安全的显著变化.
- 与中产阶级和富裕阶级相比,低收入/工人阶级学生的粮食安全一直较低.
- 水果和蔬菜的摄入量从流行病早期到晚期阶段的增加.
结论:
- 在低SES学生中持续存在的粮食不安全需要在大学环境中进行有针对性的干预.
- 食品消费量的增加表明,与大流行相关的意识或政策变化的潜在积极影响.
- 调查结果强调,需要针对政府和大学制定政策,以提高所有学生,特别是弱势群体的营养水平.
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