Estilos de vida y hábitos alimentarios durante la pandemia por Covid-19 en residentes de la ciudadela “Alcides Pesántez” del cantón Machala, provincia del Oro.

Abstract

The objective of the investigation was to determine the lifestyle and eating habits during the Covid-19 pandemic in residents between 18 and 60 years of age in the "Alcides Pesántez" neighborhood of Machala, province of El Oro. This is a descriptive non-experimental design study with a cross-sectional quantitative approach, in which two surveys were conducted, the frequency of consumption and the fantasy questionnaire, the study sample was 199 people who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. As results regarding the lifestyle of the population, it was evidenced that 50% of the people lead a "good" lifestyle, while 33% do not lead an adequate lifestyle, in addition to the lack of physical activity, with 40% sometimes doing it and 44% never exercising or practicing any sport for 30 minutes. With respect to the frequency of food consumption, insufficient portions of dairy products, fruits, cereals, vegetables and a high consumption of meat, fish, sausages, legumes, fast food and soft drinks were found. It is concluded that there is a correlation between lifestyle and the consumption of dairy products, fish and legumes, since the P value is <0.05. Residents do not eat a balanced diet, and it is necessary to improve their eating habits and add physical activity to their daily lives to prevent future illnesses.