The Relationship between Prospective Teachers’ Nutritional Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

Abstract

In this research, it is aimed to investigate the relationship between nutritional literacy and healthy lifestyle behaviors of prospective teachers according to various variables. Correlational survey model of the quantitative research methods is used in this survey. A moderate positive relationship was found between prospective teachers’ nutritional literacy and healthy lifestyle behaviors. Based on the positive relationship between nutritional literacy and healthy lifestyle behaviors, it is recommended that nutritional literacy level be associated with healthy lifestyle by giving nutrition education at all school levels and undergraduate education in order to increase the level of healthy lifestyle behaviors in individuals.

Popularizing Nutrition Education to Improve Student Nutrition Literacy

“…The findings of the correlation research show a moderately positive relationship between nutrition literacy and healthy lifestyle in these teacher candidates. The study suggests that nutrition education and training should be administered to students at all levels including higher education (Usta & Mertoglu, 2023).…”