Impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 on the dietary habits of youngsters of Delhi-NCR

Abstract

With over a year after the first coronavirus case reached Delhi, the total number of infections anddeaths has reached a sky-high mark. The response of the Delhi government involved the impositionof multiple lockdowns. This decision, though slowed down the positivity rate, had unprecedentedeffects on the dietary habits of young individuals in the city. Forced to stay at home due to thelockdown, these individuals engaged in unhealthy daily routines and dietary habits. With the closelink between diet and immunity it becomes imperative to collect data in this regard. The presentpaper records the dietary habits of individuals in the city using a web-based survey. The findings arepresented and analyzed graphically. It was observed that the lockdown harmed the dietary habits ofyoung individuals. A decrease in the level of exercise, water intake and increase in weight were themajor variables leading to this conclusion.