The impact of Corona pandemic on consumer’s food consumption – Vulnerability of households with children and income losses and change in sustainable consumption behavior
- This study demonstrates that the corona pandemic has a significant impact on consumers’ eating habits. More food is eaten, and more convenience products such as ready-made meals and canned food with a longer shelf life are purchased. The consumption of alcohol and sweets has also increased. In return, there is a reduced consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. The findings reveal that families who are financially affected by the pandemic represent a vulnerable group. With the ongoing pandemic, repeated lockdowns, corona-related closings of schools and kindergartens, severe health consequences are to expect in the medium to long term, especially for this population group.
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| Author: | Adriano ProfetaORCiD, Shahida Anusha SiddiquiORCiD, Sergiy SmetanaORCiD, Sayed Mahdi HossainiORCiD, Sophie HiekeORCiD, Ulrich Enneking, Volker HeinzORCiD, Christian Kircher |
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| Title (English): | The impact of Corona pandemic on consumer’s food consumption – Vulnerability of households with children and income losses and change in sustainable consumption behavior |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:959-opus-62540 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202101.0153.v2 |
| Document Type: | Preprint |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2021 |
| Release Date: | 2024/05/31 |
| Tag: | Consumer behaviour; Corona; Covid-19; food; health |
| Page Number: | 14 |
| Note: | A peer-reviewed article of this Preprint also exists. Profeta, A., Siddiqui, S.A., Smetana, S. et al. The impact of Corona pandemic on consumer's food consumption. J Consum Prot Food Saf (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00003-021-01341-1 |
| Faculties: | Fakultät AuL |
| DDC classes: | 300 Sozialwissenschaften / 330 Wirtschaft |
| Review Status: | Veröffentlichte Fassung/Verlagsversion |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |