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Portugal ∙ Impact of Covid-19 on the Dietary Habits of the Portuguese Population

The changes in food consumption triggered by the confinement essentially consisted in an increase in the number of meals eaten at home, corresponding to a significant reduction in the purchase of ready-to-eat meals, reported by 40 7% of the respondents, and of take-away food, reported by 43 8% Whilst 18 2% of respondents embraced healthy eating habits involving an increased consumption of fruit, vegetables and fish, 10 8% of the respondents followed unhealthy diets with an increase in the consumption of ready-to-eat meals, savoury snacks, soft drinks and a decrease in the consumption of fruit and vegetables In addition to that, since this study characterised the behaviour of the Portuguese population by gender, age groups, education and place of residence, DGH may use this information to design specific promotion or awareness-raising actions to prevent similar behaviours from happening should the country be confronted with a second wave of the virus