ANALYSIS OF LIFESTYLE CHANGES OF INDIANS DURING COVID 19

Abstract

Like any other developing country in the world India presents itself as a market for consumption, fast food is only an aspect of it. With rising fast food consumption it is important to identify the trends that can be witnessed. Since India specific reporting on this is still limited compared to other countries, my report aimed at identifying these trends. COVID was a huge change in the erstwhile normal lives of ours. Overnight govt. took over far reaching powers and forced “lockdowns” on the general population in the name of mitigating spread. The food consumption habits were already negatively impacting the health of the Indian populace, comorbidities which are generally associated with having a poor outcome to COVID were already on the rise. In light of this it became important to identify whether lockdowns exacerbated the trends caused considering that the parcs and gyms were shut down as well, as a result the people had no recourse to maintain their health. Due to this it became possible that Indians were put at an increased risk of COVID. As lockdowns dragged on, the consequence of these measures could have been severe. In order to check the validity of these arguments, a survey form was floated through various online groups, targeting middle aged people who cooked their own food. Through the responses collected the various arguments were tested. Some of the arguments had to be rejected due to a lack of evidence, some were rejected because there were not enough data points to make sufficient conclusions from them but overall the study’s objectives could be tested and proved. Some additional facts and figures also came out through the study. Overall the study in general is a good argument for further complementary studies of similar nature concentrated on India specifically.