Food Literacy and Dietary Intake in German Office Workers: A Longitudinal Intervention Study

Meyn, Svenja; Blaschke, Simon; Mess, Filip

doi:10.3390/ijerph192416534

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“…These findings suggest that well-designed WHPPs can lead to long-term enhancements in FL and DI, highlighting the importance of FL in expanding food-related knowledge and skills to promote healthier dietary behaviors. This study provides valuable long-term insights into the role of FL in WHPPs, and supports the incorporation of FL in the development of comprehensive workplace health programs to improve dietary intake [33].…”

Section: Do Research Projects Promote Food/nutrition Literacy?supporting

confidence: 56%

Food and Nutrition Literacy: Exploring the Divide between Research and Practice

Silva

2023

Foods

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This study addresses the growing recognition of the importance of food and nutrition literacy, while highlighting the limited research in this field, particularly the gap between research and practice. A bibliometric analysis of publications on food and nutrition literacy research from the Scopus database was carried out. Endnote 20, VOSviewer, and Harzing’s Publish or Perish were used to analyze the results. The growth of publications, authorship patterns, collaboration, prolific authors, country contributions, preferred journals, and top-cited articles were the bibliometric indicators used. Subsequently, articles aimed at measuring food or nutrition literacy-implemented programs were analyzed. Existing studies have primarily concentrated on defining and measuring food or nutrition literacy. Although interventions targeting food and nutritional literacy have shown promise in promoting healthy eating, further research is required to identify effective approaches in diverse populations and settings. This study emphasizes the need for additional research to measure intervention program efficacy to enhance the policies and practices in this critical area of public health. These findings underscore the importance of understanding food/nutrition literacy and developing effective interventions to promote healthy eating habits. By bridging the research–practice divide, this study provides valuable insights for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to address the gaps and improve food/nutrition literacy in various contexts.

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Section: Do Research Projects Promote Food/nutrition Literacy?supporting

confidence: 56%

Food and Nutrition Literacy: Exploring the Divide between Research and Practice

Silva

2023

Foods

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“…In this study, healthy and balanced nutrition was also found to be significantly associated with all sub-dimensions of FNLI (Tables 3 and 4). Food literacy can empower individuals to improve their eating behavior, promoting healthy eating [28].…”

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confidence: 99%

Can Unveiling the Relationship between Nutritional Literacy and Sustainable Eating Behaviors Survive Our Future?

Mortaş,

Navruz-Varlı,

Çıtar-Dazıroğlu

et al. 2023

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The primary objective of this study was to explore the relationship between food and nutrition literacy and sustainable, healthy eating behaviors among young adults. This cross-sectional study took place in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, involving 500 participants (265 females, 235 males) whose average age was 22.6 ± 3.97 years. A questionnaire was administered through face-to-face interviews, covering three sections: (1) general information, (2) the food and nutrition literacy instrument (FNLI), and (3) the sustainable and healthy eating behaviors scale (SHEBS). The females exhibited a higher FNLI score (94.8 ± 10.9) compared with the males (89.9 ± 13.1), with a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001). Statistically significant differences were observed in the mean SHEBS scores for the FNLI behavior sub-dimension among all three categories: inadequate (106.6 ± 32.7), limited (125.5 ± 23.6), and excellent (147.5 ± 28.8) (p < 0.05). The significant correlations of the FNLI score with various factors, including seasonal foods (0.163-unit increase per unit), avoidance of food waste (0.312-unit increase per unit), reduction in meat consumption (0.750-unit increase per unit), and education status (1.399-unit increase per unit) (p < 0.001) was revealed in the study. Based on the findings from this study, we can plan to promote sustainable resource utilization by developing educational materials in the field of nutrition.

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“…In addition, an intervention study in Australian adults confirmed these findings and displayed a positive effect of FL on DB [ 36 ]. With respect to the workplace setting, a longitudinal study in German office workers displayed a positive small-to-moderate influence of FL on working adults’ DB over the course of 18 months following a three-week workplace health promotion program (WHPP) focusing on FL and DB [ 37 ].…”

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The Connection between Non-Alcoholic Fatty-Liver Disease, Dietary Behavior, and Food Literacy in German Working Adults

Blaschke

Schad

Schnitzius³

et al. 2023

Nutrients

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(1) Background: German working adults are particularly at risk of non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease (NAFLD), which is connected to increased cardiovascular and overall morbidity and mortality. Dietary behavior (DB) and health knowledge are crucial factors in the conceptual NAFLD model, which can directly influence this disease. These two factors largely align with the concept of food literacy (FL), which deals with proficiency in food-related skills and knowledge to promote healthy DB and prevent NAFLD. However, the potential of FL for NAFLD prevention remains unknown, because FL has not been tested in connection with DB and NAFLD. Therefore, the current study examined the direct and indirect connections between FL, DB, and NAFLD in a mediation model. (2) Methods: A total of 372 working adults (38% female) participated in a cross-sectional study by completing self-report questionnaires on FL and DB. In addition, an independent physician assessed the fatty-liver index (FLI) as an indicator of NAFLD in an occupational health checkup. (3) Results: The mediation model revealed that FL had a direct moderate connection with DB (β = 0.25, p < 0.01), but no direct connection with the FLI (β = −0.05, p = 0.36). However, DB showed a small to moderate connection with the FLI (β = −0.14, p = 0.01), which could indicate the indirect-only mediation of the relationship between FL and NAFLD via DB. (4) Conclusion: These results confirm the value of DB for the prevention of NAFLD. In addition, FL might be a vital component for improving DB and thereby function as a resource in the prevention of NAFLD. However, future longitudinal research is needed to substantiate the value of FL with respect to NAFLD.

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Food Literacy and Dietary Intake in German Office Workers: A Longitudinal Intervention Study

Cited by 6 publications

References 81 publications

Food and Nutrition Literacy: Exploring the Divide between Research and Practice

Food and Nutrition Literacy: Exploring the Divide between Research and Practice

Can Unveiling the Relationship between Nutritional Literacy and Sustainable Eating Behaviors Survive Our Future?

The Connection between Non-Alcoholic Fatty-Liver Disease, Dietary Behavior, and Food Literacy in German Working Adults

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