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Nome da publicação: Changes in the frequency of food orders and food choices on meal delivery apps during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Brazilian metropolitan region
Autores: Laís Vargas Botelho, Daniela Silva Canella, Dayan Carvalho Ramos Salles De Carvalho, Paula Martins Horta, Maria Eduarda Ribeiro José, Leonardo Soares Bastos, Letícia De Oliveira Cardoso
Fonte: BMC Public Health
Publicado em: 2025
Tipo de arquivo: Artigo de periódico
Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional
The rise of the digital food environment, especially through meal delivery apps, reshapes food consumption habits amid convenience- and pandemic-driven changes. We aimed to describe changes in both frequency of food purchase and food choices made in meal delivery apps during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such platforms were mainly used to buy meals based on ultra-processed foods at both moments, even among people who also used them to purchase healthy options.