التفضيل الغذائي من الأطعمة المتناولة أثناء الحجر المنزلي في زمن كورونا

الملخص EN

Preventive measures and the ban measures included during the corona pandemic affect behavior and food preference.

the study followed the descriptive analytical approach and the data was collected using an electronic questionnaire distributed through social networking sites in the Makkah region.

the number of respondents was 195 adults.

the results showed for calculating the averages in the evaluation scores there were slight changes in preference between before and during the ban.

the highest degree of preference was 3.25 out of 4 (the best strongly) for grilled chicken before and after the ban, and during quarantine, the best degree appeared with a significant significance (0.00) between the average preference for eggs and burgers.

as well as between the average for white bread, brown bread, pancakes, pastries and pasta.

the study recommended the importance of raising nutritional and health awareness among members of society on the widest scale to reach good food preferences and choices in achieving protection and enhancing immunity, especially when epidemics occurs.