Eating behavior of people displaced from Ukraine due to the war
Open Science Framework, 2022
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The war in Ukraine and the growing number of refugees in European countries raised a number of scientific problems that need to be researched. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, about 7.7 million people have left Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. At the same time, as of June 13, 2022, 780,000 people received temporary protection status in Germany (Operational data portal Ukraine refugee situation, 2022). People who had to leave their homes because of hostilities and who have been in danger of death for a long time naturally show signs of acute stress disorder (ASD) or in some time after relocation to the safe place – the signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Veettil & Vinokurtseva, 2019). Many refugees thus require psychological first aid, and potentially long-term psychological care. One of the signs of ASD as well as PTSD is a violation of eating behavior, which can range from complete loss of appetite to a significant increase in food intake. Research indicates that uncontrollable stress changes eating patterns and the salience and consumption of some foods (Yau, & Potenza, 2013). Clinical markers of physiological stress have been identified that influence eating behavior in general and appetite specifically (Joseph at al., 2018). Stress may impact the physiological control of food intake and hunger due to, amongst others, disruptions to regulations via the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (Rutters et al., 2012). Since these disruptions to the regulation of food intake may have long-term health consequences such as increase in body weight (Rutters et al., 2012), addressing the violation of appetite is crucial for restoring normal eating behavior. However, there is not a single, clear, scientifically reliable answer as to how this can be achieved. In the context of this problem, two main points of view can be contrasted. The first point of view declares that a person should eat regularly even if they do not want to (Kokun, 2022). This is based on the notion that nutrition allows to maintain both physical and psychological well-being (e.g., Wahl et al., 2017) and so is an important resource in times of acute crisis. From the second point of view, if a person has appetite violations, they should not be forced to eat (Romanchuk, 2022). It is considered that once the stressful situation is overcome, the body will return to a normal diet. This approach overlaps with the concept of intuitive eating (Tylka, 2006). Thus, both strategies are recommended for reducing negative experiences of individuals experiencing stressful events. Each of them is recognized as useful and has no significant negative effects. However, at this point, it is unclear whether one strategy is more effective than the other, and whether the preferred eating decision-making style may influence the effectiveness of the strategy (König et al., 2021). Objective(s) and Research question(s): The proposed study aims (1) to study changes in Ukrainian refugees’ perceived stress, psychological and physical well-being over time and (2) to compare effects of the two eating strategies on perceived stress, psychological and physical well-being, and diet quality in a real-life setting.
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Eating behavior of people displaced from Ukraine due to the war
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Lytvynenko, Olena ; König, Laura |
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Veröffentlichung: | Open Science Framework, 2022 |
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DOI: | 10.17605/osf.io/3py6f |
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