Dietary changes in animal protein consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic in Southern Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Matte, Alessandra
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Ceretta, Gabriel dos Santos, Litre, Gabriela, Vasconcelos Neto, Carlos Frederico Alves de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Redes (Santa Cruz do Sul. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/redes/article/view/17909
• topic: Food; Meat; Consumption; Pandemic; Food habits; Food security; Comida; Carne; Consumo; Pandemia; Hábitos alimentares; Seguridad alimentar; Carnes; Consumo; Hábitos alimentares; Pandemia; Segurança alimentar

The global population has had to adopt changes in routine due to the Covid-19 pandemic, implying changes in where food is purchased, the type of food eaten and how it is prepared. Given the scenario of an economic and health crisis, mainly due to the pandemic, the aim of this study is to describe the characteristics of animal protein consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic in southern Brazil. Data was collected through an anonymous online questionnaire, seeking to identify aspects of dietary intake of animal protein with 997 participants from the three states of the southern region of Brazil. The results show that the lockdown caused by the pandemic has influenced eating habits in relation to the consumption of animal proteins. The main change observed is an increase in the consumption of poultry and eggs, to the detriment of a reduction in the consumption of beef. We conclude that protein intake has not changed in quantity, but rather in the type of protein ingested.