Changes in eating behavior brought by Covid-19: from normality to dysfunctionality – a narrative review
Changes in eating behavior brought by Covid-19: from normality to dysfunctionality – a narrative review

Summary/Abstract: The pandemic generated by the new COVID-19 virus forced governments of the world to adopt austerity measures to prevent and combat the spread of this virus on a large scale. Although the measures supported the aim of the spread, their adverse effects have not been delayed. Recent studies in most areas of activity involving the individual, but especially those in the fields of psychology, nutrition and psychiatry, shows that the consequences will affect societies in the long term. Starting from mental health in general, to significant increases in unhealthy eating behavior, we are actually talking about the need of an increased attention that should be paid to certain areas that are subject to unhealthy eating behavior caused by the pandemic context.This study aims to bring to the attention of specialists and researchers in the field of mental health the importance of changes in eating behavior caused by the context of COVID-19. If for people with no psychiatric diagnosis this pandemic has rather led to the adoption of cognitive patterns and dysfunctional behavior, for patients with psychiatric diagnosis we will notice a worsening of the disorders and increased difficulty in maintaining the treatment. That is why we wanted to build a global point of view of these changes brought by COVID-19 for eating behavior and to identify what we can do to reduce the negative consequences in this sphere.

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