The impact of nutrition literacy on the food habits among young adults in Turkey

Kalkan, İndrani

doi:10.4162/nrp.2019.13.4.352

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“…The study of Viggiano et al [ 36 ] conducted in a group of Italian children and adolescents indicated that an AFHC score obtained without any intervention was 10.9. Similarly, the study by Kalkan [ 37 ] carried out among Turkish adolescents assessing their eating habits using AFHC revealed that females obtained significantly higher scores than males (mean score: 10.37 vs 9.26, respectively), and thus inferred that women were having more health-promoting eating habits than men. Interesting findings were also observed by Koca and Arkan [ 42 ] in their study determining the dietary habits of Turkish adolescents.…”

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“…The questionnaire used in the study to collect information about dietary habits during the COVID-19 pandemic was AFHC, which was developed by Johnson et al [ 34 ] and validated in a group of adolescents [ 34 ]. It is a commonly applied and efficient tool that enables, the eating habits of not only adolescents [ 35 , 36 ] but also adults [ 37 ] to be determined.…”

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Differences in Adolescents’ Food Habits Checklist (AFHC) Scores before and during Pandemic in a Population-Based Sample: Polish Adolescents’ COVID-19 Experience (PLACE-19) Study

2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic is known to influence the dietary habits of adults, but results for adolescents in studies are ambiguous. The present work aimed to analyze the differences in the scores of the Adolescents’ Food Habits Checklist (AFHC) before and during the pandemic in the Polish Adolescents’ COVID-19 Experience (PLACE-19) Study population. The PLACE-19 Study was conducted during the pandemic among a population of 2448 students recruited from secondary schools in all regions of Poland using a random quota sampling. The participants were required to complete an AFHC consisting of 23 items pertaining to food purchase, preparation, and consumption habits. Current habits (during the pandemic) and previous habits were assessed and scored separately. The total (p = 0.001), purchase (p < 0.001), and consumption scores (p = 0.014) indicated that the AFHC scores during the pandemic were higher than before. For questions on purchase habits, a lower number of respondents reported eating in a restaurant, eating takeaway meals, having lunch away from home, or buying pastries, cakes or crisps. For questions on preparation habits, an greater number of respondents reported that they usually avoided eating fried food and tried to keep their overall sugar intake down, but fewer respondents said they tried to have low-fat desserts. For questions on consumption habits, a lower number of respondents reported that they usually ate a dessert or pudding if one were available and a larger number said they made sure to eat at least one serving of vegetables or salad a day and at least three servings of fruit most days. Based on the obtained results, it may be stated that although there was an increase in the AFHC scores during the pandemic, a similar share of respondents showed improved or worsened food habits, and a similar share changed their food habits from healthy to unhealthy and from unhealthy to healthy. At the same time, a majority of changes were associated with purchase habits, which were probably forced by lockdowns and the resultant restrictions in eating out or grocery shopping.

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Differences in Adolescents’ Food Habits Checklist (AFHC) Scores before and during Pandemic in a Population-Based Sample: Polish Adolescents’ COVID-19 Experience (PLACE-19) Study

2021

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“…NL is important for assessing changes in nutritional habits. In a study, FH have been reported to be affected by NL (51) . In our study, adolescents' ability to obtain, interpret and apply information about nutrition was found to affect healthy eating behaviours.…”

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The relationship between adolescents’ nutrition literacy and food habits, and affecting factors

Koca

Arkan

2020

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between nutrition literacy (NL) and food habits (FH) in adolescents, and the factors affecting the relationship. Design: The study used a cross-sectional design. The data were collected using socio-demographic information forms, the Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale (ANLS) and the Adolescent Food Habit Checklist (AFHC). The socio-demographic characteristics of adolescents were analysed using descriptive statistics, and the factors affecting NL and FH were determined using the t test, Mann–Whitney U test and ANOVA. The correlation between ANLS and AFHC scores was tested with correlation analysis, and linear regression analysis was employed to predict the change in the NL of adolescents at the level of FH. Setting: The study was conducted in the city of Izmir in Turkey. Participants: The study consisted of a total of 467 adolescents. Results: There was a statistically significant relationship between NL of adolescents and their gender, education level of the father, grade, BMI values and daily lifestyle behaviours (DLB), as well as between their FH and DLB. There was a positive and significant relationship between ANLS and AFHC. The ANLS and its subscales were found to have a statistically significant effect on AFHC. According to the linear regression analysis, the nutritional habits of adolescents were found to be significantly affected by NL (β = 0·357). Conclusions: As ANLS scores increased, AFHC scores were determined to increase as well. This finding shows that the FH of adolescents have changed positively with increase in their NL.

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“…The presence of foods alone does not necessarily translate into an optimal dietary intake. However, the choice of what, how, and when to eat is governed by several factors of which nutrition literacy is among the tops [4,5,6]. Studies have shown that poor dietary intake is linked with a high level of nutritional illiteracy in the population [7,8].…”

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A Tailored Nutrition Education Intervention Improves Women’s Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary Practices in Farming Households of Tanzania

Bundala¹,

Kinabo²,

Jumbe³

et al. 2020

JNHFS

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A study was carried out to assess the effectiveness of a nutrition education intervention among women residing in the villages of Dodoma and Morogoro regions of Tanzania. Prior to the intervention, a baseline survey was conducted in July-August 2016. The survey involved 663 women who completed a pre-test assessment for nutrition knowledge and practice and enrolled in nutrition education intervention. The intervention was carried out for 8 months (September 2017 to April 2018) including a 10 days group training per village with six-month individual training follow-ups in the household. Spouses/ adult men were also invited to participate in the intervention. Training content included; functions of food, food groups, malnutrition, food preparations, food consumption and homestead food production. Women were given a post-test during the endline survey (July-August 2018) to assess the intervention. Nutrition knowledge (NK), Nutrition Practice (NP) as well as a combination of Nutrition Knowledge and Practice (NKP) were computed using a scoring method as per FAO guidelines. The test was scored in a range of 0-10 for NK and NP and 0-20 for NKP. The median scores before and after the intervention were compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The NKP scores among subgroups of respondents were computed using Mann-Whitney and Kruskal Wallis tests. Changes in proportions were calculated using a McNemar test. Results indicated a significant increase in the post-intervention median scores (interquartile range) than the pre-intervention median scores (interquartile range) for NK, NP, and NKP; 7(5,7) vs 4(3,5), 5(4,6) vs 3(2,4) and 12(10,13) vs 7(5,9) respectively, p<0.01. Higher scores were found among those who had received nutrition education, those who had frequently been exposed to nutrition education, those whose spouses/men participated in the intervention and those with a formal level of education than their counterparts. A significant increase in the frequencies of consumption of vegetables, fruits and legumes were noted from the baseline to the post-intervention phase in the end-line (87%-98%, 63%-69% and 76%-87%) respectively. The findings suggest the effectiveness of the nutrition education in the promotion of nutrition knowledge and desirable dietary practices in farming households of Tanzania.

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The impact of nutrition literacy on the food habits among young adults in Turkey

Cited by 81 publications

References 27 publications

Differences in Adolescents’ Food Habits Checklist (AFHC) Scores before and during Pandemic in a Population-Based Sample: Polish Adolescents’ COVID-19 Experience (PLACE-19) Study

Differences in Adolescents’ Food Habits Checklist (AFHC) Scores before and during Pandemic in a Population-Based Sample: Polish Adolescents’ COVID-19 Experience (PLACE-19) Study

The relationship between adolescents’ nutrition literacy and food habits, and affecting factors

A Tailored Nutrition Education Intervention Improves Women’s Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary Practices in Farming Households of Tanzania

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