Trends in Coffee and Tea Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic

doi:10.3390/foods10102458

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. 2021 Oct 15;10(10):2458.

doi: 10.3390/foods10102458.

Trends in Coffee and Tea Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fabio Castellana¹, Sara De Nucci¹, Giovanni De Pergola², Martina Di Chito², Giuseppe Lisco³, Vincenzo Triggiani³, Rodolfo Sardone¹, Roberta Zupo¹

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¹ Unit of Data Sciences and Technology Innovation for Population Health, National Institute of Gastroenterology "Saverio de Bellis", Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, 70124 Bari, Italy.
² Unit of Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, National Institute of Gastroenterology "Saverio de Bellis", Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, 70124 Bari, Italy.
³ Section of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Endocrinology, and Rare Disease, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.

PMID: 34681507
PMCID: PMC8535644
DOI: 10.3390/foods10102458

Review

Trends in Coffee and Tea Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fabio Castellana et al. Foods. 2021.

. 2021 Oct 15;10(10):2458.

doi: 10.3390/foods10102458.

Authors

Fabio Castellana¹, Sara De Nucci¹, Giovanni De Pergola², Martina Di Chito², Giuseppe Lisco³, Vincenzo Triggiani³, Rodolfo Sardone¹, Roberta Zupo¹

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Data Sciences and Technology Innovation for Population Health, National Institute of Gastroenterology "Saverio de Bellis", Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, 70124 Bari, Italy.
² Unit of Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, National Institute of Gastroenterology "Saverio de Bellis", Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, 70124 Bari, Italy.
³ Section of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Endocrinology, and Rare Disease, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.

PMID: 34681507
PMCID: PMC8535644
DOI: 10.3390/foods10102458

Abstract

Over the last two years, many countries have enforced confinement to limit both the spread of COVID-19 and the demand for medical care. Confinement has resulted in a disruption of work routines, boredom, depression, and changes in eating habits, among them consumption of coffee and tea. Following six databases, we examined articles tracking consumption of these beverages. Out of 472 articles, including 23 beverage entries, 13 matched our criteria. While no clear trend in coffee consumption during the coronavirus pandemic emerged (7 of 13 studies indicated an increase, accounting for 53.8%), tea consumption clearly increased (70% versus 30%). Considering the global health emergency continuum, more research is needed to better understand the paths underlying food choices and the ways those changes may influence health outcomes, including those related to COVID-19 disease.

Keywords: COVID-19; beverage consumption; coffee; dietary behavior; tea.

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[10] Zupo R., Castellana F., Sardone R., Sila A., Giagulli V.A., Triggiani V., Cincione R.I., Giannelli G., De Pergola G. Preliminary Trajectories in Dietary Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Public Health Call to Action to Face Obesity. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2020;17:7073. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17197073. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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