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Which healthy habits can we make without going out?

Drinking enough water for the system to be active is a very important factor, as is taking care of your diet, reducing food delivery and processed foods, and creating better eating habits. -Ximena

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Did you found any case of a student who’s mental and physical health was NOT affected due to the pandemic? If so, is it because of a particular type of lifestyle?

If we found students whose physical and mental health was not affected by the pandemic, analyzing the results obtained in our survey, we noticed that many of the students said that they felt their habits had worsened during the past year and did not cause them any psychological or mental disorder, but the other side felt that their eating and sleeping habits had improved. pretty much.  Then we couldn’t say with certainty whether a certain lifestyle helped them. -Ximena

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What do you recommend to avoid to fall into these dangerous behaviors?

Apart from the "creation of a daily routine" solution mentioned in other answers, some other things that you can do to avoid falling into the dangerous behaviours, are practicing a physical activty you like, setting yourself goals in whichever discipline you prefer, keep a continuous contact with whomever you have a relationship, build habits that make you use your daily energy in the most efficient way, and be aware of your mental state in order to notice (and therefore treat) any anomaly. -César

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What can we do to prevent falling into this triggering behavor?

Being more aware of our diet is very important because analyzing the diet of the Mexican we were able to observe that most of their dishes contain many flours and fats that damage our health and having more control of it will allow us to have a healthier eating habit, just like exercising is very important and more now that we spend a lot of time sitting in front of the computer our body needs more active action.  The quality of sleep we give to our body is one of the most important bases because if we do not have a rested body the activities we will do during the day will not yield for them. -Ximena

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Could the amount of anxiety and depression be linked by the constant pressures coming from online classes?

According to an article in our project we can say that yes, online classes have been a very important factor in the health of young people since they spend more than 8 hours a day in front of a computer, often without rest leads to anxiety and depression from all the work they have plus the social isolation in which they are. -Ximena

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Do you think that the effects that the pandemic has caused in the population would have effects in the future ?

Yes, since you will return to make a change to the new lifestyle you have now.  For example, people who developed some kind of psychological and/or nutritional problem getting used to the life they had before may be stronger because of all the consequences that these disorders entail. -Ximena

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What are some specific recommendations for the pandemic regarding nutrition habits?

Consulting a health professional or a nutritionist would be the best case scenario; nevertheless, if that is not possible, then the following would be some recommendation regarding nutrition habits:
- Diets should be balanced and constant in every way (contain the just amount of both veggies and calories)
- Eating at propper and scheduled periods of time favours habits and digestion
- Becoming obsessed with buying either the "healthiest" or cheapest products at the supermarket should be avoid, as it leads to depression and anxiety-like symptoms. -César

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Based on your conclusion, which would be your main advice to the people who suffer from sleep deprivation and a bad nutrition in the current pandemic?

Firstly, it would be extremely recommendable to go have an appointment with a psychologist, psychiatrist or health professional towards the topic. If there's no possibility of that happening, then our advice would be to set a routine with marked hours for every activity in order to form daily habits and spend your day's energy fully (until nightime), and for the diet issue, it would just be a matter of actually being consciouss of what you eat and the quantities in which you consume it. The best case scenario would be to consult a nutriologist; but a balanced diet combined with exercise would be the better option. -César

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How do you think people can become more aware of this dangerous habits so they can be avoided in the future?

Analyzing their current lifestyle, seeing how many hours they sleep and seeing if they are the hours the body needs to be completely rested, understanding that their mental health is just as important as their physical health, analyzing whether they are actually consuming the nutrients their body needs without becoming obsessed, and creating boundaries so that bad habits are reduced.- Ximena

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Do you think that when the pandemic ends
this problems may end too?

Yes, since many have generated different disorders that returning to normal life may improve.  For example  social anxiety, depression, among others that make people somewhat uncomfortable having to socialize. -Ximena

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Which would be the best way of doing these personalized surveys in the future

If you want to have a more detailed answer about each person’s case, it would be better to have an interview as it is easier to know the details of what you are looking for, but in surveys if it is possible to get more detailed information, but not so personally. -Ximena

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If we avoid or counteract the unhealthy habits we will have better mental health, but will it improve the feeling we have of isolation ?

Yes, partially. According to our investigation, the formation of a rountine with healthy habits (regarding nutrition, physical activites, sleep quality, and mental health) will actually make people fell better as they respond towards those stimuli with neurotransmisors (dopamine, endorfines, etc), like re-booting the sensation-nervous system. Nevertheless, there are a lot of factors that intervene in this process (call it lack of constance, or will, or even impossibility) which can make a person perceive their daily challenges as unsurmountable, hence making like more difficult. The thing, is to go step by step, each person with its own rythm, until they can get the most from life in spite of the situation. -César

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Which dangerous behavior do you consider is the most dangerous and which steps would you take in order to improve the situation?

The results have proven that the greatest problem is the lack of attention/information and/or medication for those suffering from a psychological ailment; hence the habits (such as social isolation, a lack of a daily routine, and little to non-existent stimuli-generating activities) are the most dangerous ones.
One of the most common solutions to this, is the creation of routine. This options allows you to plan your day and the way you're spending your energy throughout it, setting goals and enjoying what you like. With this, habits are formed, you react to stimuli (wich triggers neurotransmisors), and have a balanced/healthy/challenging lifestyle. -César

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What do you recommend for students to change their eating habits to a healthy one?

If the plan is to change the eating habits, to consult a health professional is crutial as none of us is aware nor has the preparation to state what or what not to eat and in what quantities. Now, apart from that, regardless of the objective you want to accomplish with the diet, it should be rich, varied, complex, nutritious, satisfying and likeable to whomever consumes it (as an unlikeable diet is easier to give up). -César

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Do you think the lack of sleep has something to do with the excessive screen-time?

Yes, an article confirms that young people create an “addiction” to social networks that causes them to spend more time on social networks and take away sleep from their day. -Ximena

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Do you think that if a human being since borning is put into these lifestyle, would experience the same consecuences as in your study, or not since he is used to this way of living?

No, because they didn’t have a different lifestyle before because they were born with this new lifestyle and didn’t have to go through all the abrupt changes that young people went through at the time of entering quarantine. -Ximena

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What are the repercussions in adults that developed unhealthy habits as teens?

The project did not focused in long term effects in adults of this ailments, rather in a more juvenile population and the effects within an isolation year. Nevertheless, it is important to remark that, if untreated, mental issues may continue undefinetly throughout one's life, lack of sleep may lead to chronical degenerative diseases (Alzheimer's or Parkinson's), and an unhealthy diet leads to obesity (one of the main causes of inumerable physiological problems). -César

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What are some recommendations to avoid eating unhealthy?

Keeeping track of whatever you eat throughout the day (without it becoming an obsession, like a so-called "calorie-accountant"), making your diet balanced, making time to eat properly and with a routinary scheme. -César

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Do you think your research somehow demonstrated unhealthy behaviours, such as lack of sleep, bad eating habits, etc., have largely been normalised in Mexican society?

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Do you think this problems could develop into an addiction that is keep for life?

Yes they can, I wouldn't use the term addiction as the majority act like inertia-based behaviours and don't generate a great amount of excitatory neurotransmisors; I would rather refer them as viscous cycles and/or tendencies that can detriment one's life. If they are untreated, this healthy habits can lead to consequences such as physiological diseases, actual Eating Disorders, obesity, severe depression and anxiety, etc. That's way getting professional attention is so important, and the lack of it (as founf in our research project) is such a big deal. -César

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Do you think that if the quarantine continues, people will be able to identify if they are suffering any kind of mental or health illness or it will start to be normalized?

Yes and no. If someone is suffering from a mental ailment or health issue related to the pandemic, it is extremely important for him/her to consult a health professional; as it has been demonstrated that without the propper help, ailments of such nature tend to worsen throgh time. Nevertheless, it is true that some mental ailments tend to be normalized by the patient with the pace of time; the issure there is that this scenario is not healthy nor desirable. Mental health should be a priority, and the identification of mental illnesses is always a great first step to treat them, hence (even though it may in some cases) the normalization of such ailments should never be accepted (not the fact of having them, but the fact of having them and not treating them). -César

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Do you think that it will be difficult for the young people to return to their healthy habits or routine that they had before the quarantine?

Yes, since many of them have created new habits both healthy and unhealthy but to be more than a year generating the same routine and having a sudden change again it will be a bit difficult since many of them wake up on social networks or doing homework but wake up 5 minutes before their classes and when they go back to school it is to acquire a new sleep routine since they will not be able to get up 5 minutes before your class. -Ximena

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Do you think that this unhealthy habits will keep being a tendency even after the pandemic and what role can social media play into either making the problem bigger or help fighting it?

Anwering the first part of the question: it all depends on the individual. It is true that the social isolation has triggered most of the psychological ailments and bad habits in the people suffering them; but we cannot ignore the other individuals that had them before the pandemic, neither the long-term effect that some of this conditions may generate. The isolation's end will be a breakpoint to many as it mainly means, receiving stimuli again; but those affected in deeper way will be needing attention from a health professional.
On the other hand, answering the second part of the question, I do think social media has a big role in the scenario. As presented with our results, most of the teens spend between 1/4 to 1/3 of a day in them; and if they were used with the purpose of being a connection between people and an "interaction-facilitator", then they would help fight the problem. Nevertheless, if they engaged into a viscous cycle where the users "needed" them or became coodependent to them, then they would form another stair to surmount after the pandemic. -César

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Which habits or strategies do you consider that could be helpful in order to have a good nutrition and mental health during quarantine?

Apart from the numerously mentioned solution of "creating a daily habits' routine", it is important not to center life's perception into these two categories. A healthy diet should be balanced, rinch, varied, and likeable for whomever consumes it; whereas externing your feelings, meditating, keeping in touch with important people, write in a diary, etc. are good practices to keep a healthy mindset. Nevertheless, the answer is not to only focus into these 2 domains, but to integrate them healthy and organically to your daily life until they become a natural part of the things you do. -César

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How can we avoid falling into unhealthy eating habits?

Some advices are:
- Avoid becoming obsessed with unreal and false beauty stereotypes.
- Have strict schedule times to eat, as it is extremely easy to turn a snack into a meal.
- Do not obsessively keep track of your calories, keep a balanced and rich diet.
- Learn to substitute plates you like (but are very bad) to more healthy options.
- Eat to be satissfied, not for boredom, anxiety or laziness; eating may become an addiction -César