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. 2020 Dec 9:1–8. doi: 10.1017/S136898002000498X

Table 4.

Nutritional status and habits of individuals (n 1120)

n %
Number of meals
  Mean 2·77
  sd 1·04
Change in body weight
  Increased 430 38·4
  Decreased 146 13·0
  Unchanged 544 48·6
The most consumed foods during the pandemic period*
  Sweet food 556 49·6
  Ready snacks (biscuits, crackers and chips) 348 31·1
  Nuts 457 40·8
  Tea and coffee 747 66·6
  Alcohol 40 3·5
  Water 478 42·6
  Vegetable and fruit 543 48·4
  Pastries (pies, cakes and cookies) 632 56·4
  Milk and yogurt 464 41·4
Food consumed by believing that it will strengthen immunity during the pandemic period*
  Vegetable and fruit 829 74·0
  n-3 (Fish, walnut and purslane) 406 36·2
  Probiotics (such as yogurt and kefir) 616 55·0
  Dry beans 320 28·5
Supplement product consumed with the belief that it will strengthen immunity during the pandemic period*
  Probiotics 204 18·2
  n-3 124 11·1
  Vitamin D 271 24·2
  C vitamin 315 28·1
  Zn 124 11·1
  Multivitamin-mineral 173 15·4
*

Evaluation was made on more than one answer.