Body Composition and Nutrients Dietary Intake Changes during COVID-19 Lockdown in Spanish Healthy Postmenopausal Women.
Cristina Acedo, Raul Roncero-Martín, Antonio Sánchez-Fernández, Cristina Mendoza-Holgado, María Pedrera-Canal, Fidel López-Espuela, Purificación Rey-Sánchez, Juan D Pedrera-Zamorano, Luis M Puerto-Parejo, Jose M Moran, Jesús M Lavado-García
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Cristina Acedo: Metabolic Bone Diseases Research Group, Nursing Department, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
Raul Roncero-Martín: Metabolic Bone Diseases Research Group, Nursing Department, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
Antonio Sánchez-Fernández: Metabolic Bone Diseases Research Group, Nursing Department, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
Cristina Mendoza-Holgado: Health and Social Services Department, Government of Extremadura, 10001 Cáceres, Spain. ORCID
María Pedrera-Canal: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Av. Profesor Martín Lagos s/n., 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Fidel López-Espuela: Metabolic Bone Diseases Research Group, Nursing Department, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain. ORCID
Purificación Rey-Sánchez: Metabolic Bone Diseases Research Group, Nursing Department, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain. ORCID
Juan D Pedrera-Zamorano: Metabolic Bone Diseases Research Group, Nursing Department, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
Luis M Puerto-Parejo: Metabolic Bone Diseases Research Group, Nursing Department, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain. ORCID
Jose M Moran: Metabolic Bone Diseases Research Group, Nursing Department, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain. ORCID
Jesús M Lavado-García: Metabolic Bone Diseases Research Group, Nursing Department, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain. ORCID
(1) Background: During the COVID-19 lockdown, high rates of physical inactivity and dietary imbalances were reported in both adults and adolescents. Physical separation and isolation not only have a significant impact on the performance of physical activity but also affect people’s lives, particularly their dietary habits. In the present study, we aimed to examine whether or not bioelectrical impedance-derived body composition parameters and dietary habits were affected during the pandemic-associated lockdown in postmenopausal Spanish women. (2) Methods: Sixty-six women participated in the study (58.7 ± 5.4 years) before (between July−October 2019) and after (August−October 2020) the lockdown, which occurred as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Body composition parameters were measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis while dietary intake of proteins, fat, carbohydrates, and energy was measured by a food frequency questionnaire. (3) Results Regarding body composition, no differences were observed in fat mass in % (mean increase 0.05 (2.74); p = 0.567), fat mass in kg (mean increase −0.07 (4.137); p = 0.356) or lean mass in kg (mean increase 0.20 (1.424); p = 0.636). Similarly, no statistically significant differences were observed between the two study periods for any of the nutrients studied, nor for energy intake (p > 0.05 in all cases). (4) Conclusions: After comprehensively assessing body composition and dietary intake of protein, fat, carbohydrates, and energy before and after COVID-19 lockdown in healthy adult women in Spain no changes in the parameters studied were observed during the period analyzed in the women examined.
