A Study To Understand Public Knowledge And Perception Towards Immunity Food Booster’s Consumption During COVID-19 Pandemic.

[摘要] COVID-19 pandemic has brought a significant change in the lives of all population segments.Irrespective of the country, religion, economic status, and position worldwide, a committed thought isdeveloped on "IMMUNITY" and "IMMUNITY BOOSTERS."The nutrition and health portfolio of manypopulations worldwide reported severe impacts from changing trends in modern lifestyle, food habits,food consumption, and the environment. Defining health remains a crucial task over several decades. Thepresent study is to understand and evaluate the knowledge and purchasing behaviour of the populationduring COVID-19 time. A survey is conducted through social media platforms with pre-designed andtested questionnaires. Data were collected from 200 respondents. A rapid assessment survey wasconducted using Google Forms. Google Form was distributed through various social media platforms suchas WhatsApp, Facebook, and LinkedIn in Indian communities residing across the globe. The above datashows that 64% have consumed Vitamin C supplements almost every day for 15 days, 13% for onemonth, 10% of the respondents more than one month, and 13% took supplements as supplements perthe doctor's advice. The results indicate that nearly 73% of the respondents started consumingsupplements, 15% sometimes, and 4% of the respondents expressed their consumption was on and off.When questioned in detail, it is mentioned that they have taken supplements. The results depict buyingbehaviours, reading and understanding the food labels, purchasing supplements and immune boosters.

[学科分类] 工程和技术（综合）

[关键词] COVID-19;Coronavirus;immunity;Food and nutraceuticals;food habits;food consumption;and environment