Abstract：
The COVID-19 pandemic, one of the worst global health crises in the last century, impacted nearly every aspect of people\'s lives, including their dietary choices and food consumption patterns. It arrived during a long shift in American diets featuring increasingly large portions of processed foods as well as fruit and vegetable consumption that is well below recommended levels. Improving the latter has been a key part of policymakers\' efforts to improve consumers\' diets. This study surveyed individuals in the US South to determine the factors influencing their consumption of fruit and vegetables during the pandemic peak and how these have changed post-peak. During the peak, food venue, demographics, and concerns about diet and the seriousness of the virus heavily affected consumption. Greater amounts of fresh fruit and vegetables were consumed post-peak pandemic. Changes post-peak were predicted by food venue. Cooking meals at home was the main positive predictor for consumption. US policymakers should try and leverage the changes since the peak to promote greater consumption of fruit and vegetables.
摘要：
COVID-19大流行，上个世纪最严重的全球健康危机之一，几乎影响了人们生活的方方面面,包括他们的饮食选择和食物消费模式。它是在美国饮食的长期转变中出现的，其中加工食品以及水果和蔬菜的消费量越来越大，远低于推荐水平。改善后者一直是政策制定者“努力改善消费者饮食”的关键部分。这项研究调查了美国南部的个人，以确定在大流行高峰期间影响他们水果和蔬菜消费的因素，以及这些因素在高峰后如何变化。在高峰期,食物场所,人口统计，以及对饮食和病毒严重性的担忧严重影响了消费。大流行高峰后消耗了更多的新鲜水果和蔬菜。高峰后的变化由食物场所预测。在家做饭是消费的主要积极预测因素。美国政策制定者应该尝试利用高峰以来的变化来促进水果和蔬菜的更多消费。
