Virtual Class and Children Food Patterns during Pandemic: A Review

Sandeep; Sudha  Rathore; OM  Prakash; Dinesh Kumar  Gupt; Tanzuma  Zaman; Vandana  Kumari; Roopal  Tomar; Sejal  Mertia

doi:10.36941/jesr-2022-0116

Authors

Sandeep Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Rajiv Gandhi University (A Central University), Arunachal Pradesh, India
Sudha Rathore Assistant Professor, Discipline of Psychology, Department of Behavioural & Health Sciences, IIS (Deemed to be University), Mansarovar, Jaipur, India
OM Prakash Hod, B.Ed Department, Devanshi Girls College, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh 224123, India
Dinesh Kumar Gupt Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Dharma Samaj College, Aligarh, U.P., India
Tanzuma Zaman PhD Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Amity Institute of Behavioural & Allied Sciences, Amity University, Rajasthan, India
Vandana Kumari Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Govt college for Women, Narnaul, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India
Roopal Tomar M.A. Psychology, Ignou, Delhi, India
Sejal Mertia Student, IIS (Deemed to be University), Mansarovar, Jaipur, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2022-0116

Keywords:

Children, Food Patterns, Lifestyles, Online Class

Abstract

The new normal due to COVID-19 has changed the dynamics of every aspect of on life, be it household, professional life, finances, education or the food patterns. There has been lack of a fixed routine in the lives of children because of closure of schools, therefore the routine of wake up, sleep, time food timings have gone haywire. Children are indirectly affected by the pandemic, through poor diet, mental health effects, social isolation, screen addiction, unhealthy and irregular food habits. This paper is aimed at discussing the potential effect of pandemic on nutritional status of children; especially when children are indulged in continue classes for long hours, sitting one place. Data from various research papers have been discussed in this review paper, highlighting the impact of the new normal health of covid-19 on the nutritional health of children this situation requires effective and practical measures which can be adopted at the home setting to enhance the nutritional status and overall wellbeing of the children.

Received: 9 March 2022 / Accepted: 30 June 2022 / Published: 5 July 2022