After the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the city of Wuhan, China in 2019,
which gave rise to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was faced with several
tribulations from different spheres, which gave rise to different themes to be
researched and discussed. Among them, the great concern about the impacts that
these daily changes have brought to the psychological and emotional health of the
population, especially for groups of servers and higher education students in Brazil,
who, in the midst of this pandemic context, continued to carry out their activities.
remotely, handling your work demands. Objective: The integrative review sought to
present aspects of eating behavior and psychological and emotional health of these
individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: This is an integrative
literature review carried out using a qualitative approach. In summary, the research
was constituted, respectively, in six stages, they are: 1 - elaboration of the guiding
question of the research, 2 - definition of the databases to be used, 3 - Formulation
of the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the articles in the research, 4 - Definition and
data collection, 5 - Analysis of included studies and 6 - Presentation of the results of
the included and analyzed data. Results: Searches in the databases retrieved 736
articles, however, after reading, the final sample consisted of 17 articles that met the
eligibility criteria. Scientific evidence shows negative impacts on the mental and
emotional health of university students and professors, with regard to eating
behavior, most negative changes were identified, represented by the increased
intake of ultra-processed foods, increased hours of eating and search for food. of
emotional comfort through food. Conclusion: The pandemic context reflected, for the
most part, negatively, on the mental and emotional health of the studied groups.
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