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

Mortaş, Hande; Navruz-Varlı, Semra; Çıtar-Dazıroğlu, Merve Esra; Bilici, Saniye

doi:10.3390/su151813925

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“…This means that every individual with a level of nutrition knowledge has a more fantastic option of making informed decisions and ratifying his or her decision, even when external pressures seek to be against healthy food choices. Furthermore, other research that supports this study indicates that nutritional literacy is an indicator that influences behavior and decisions regarding food consumption ( 142 , 143 ).…”

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confidence: 75%

Predicting willingness to consume healthy brand foods using the theory of planned behavior: the role of nutritional literacy

Chilón-Troncos,

García-Salirrosas,

Escobar-Farfán

et al. 2024

Front. Nutr.

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IntroductionThe willingness to consume healthy foods has highlighted the growing importance of health, even more so when it comes to food choice, and predicting the willingness to consume foods of a healthy brand represents an action that leads to the practice of conscious eating habits, but what is behind this willingness? To answer this question and based on previous studies such as the theory of planned behavior and nutritional literacy, this study aimed to build a predictive model through an empirical study to examine the influence of nutritional literacy (NL) on attitude (ATT), subjective norm (SN) and perceived behavioral control (PBC), as well as to determine the influence of the three variables of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) on the willingness to consume healthy brand foods (WCHBF) in the Peruvian market.MethodsThe research focused on the population that stated that they were consumers of the Unión brand (a brand whose value proposition is the sale of healthy foods), obtaining 482 consumers. The study was conducted under a quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional design approach.ResultsThe results support the existence of a positive and significant effect of NL on ATT, SN, and PBC, finding the exact behavior of SN and PBC in WCHBF; however, in the proposed model, it is observed that ATT has no impact on WCHBF.ConclusionApplying strategies that lead to a change in consumer behavior towards healthy brands is a matter of time and will. In this context, the findings indicate that nutritional literacy plays an essential role in the willingness to consume healthy foods, which sheds more light on the design of educational interventions and awareness campaigns that independently inform about nutritional benefits and empower consumers, allowing them to make informed and healthy choices.

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Predicting willingness to consume healthy brand foods using the theory of planned behavior: the role of nutritional literacy

Chilón-Troncos,

García-Salirrosas,

Escobar-Farfán

et al. 2024

Front. Nutr.

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“…On the contrary, two other components, namely, food preparation skills and social and conscious eating, had no positive impact on ecological eating behavior [70]. A similar result was obtained in a cross-sectional study involving young adults in the city of Ankara (Turkey), which determined a relationship between food and nutritional literacy and sustainable eating behaviors [71]. A significant correlation was found between the depth of knowledge, attitude, and behavior linked to food and nutritional knowledge and the tendency to embrace more A recent study examined the link between the food literacy of South Korean university students and ecological eating behavior towards sustainability.…”

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confidence: 67%

“…Mortaş et al [71] 2023 Relationship between food and nutritional literacy and sustainable eating behaviors.…”

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Enhancing Food and Nutrition Literacy: A Key Strategy for Reducing Food Waste and Improving Diet Quality

Lisciani,

Camilli,

Marconi

2024

Sustainability

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Excessive food purchases, improper storage, incorrect food preparation, and the disposal of non-expired products contribute significantly to household food waste. Food and nutritional literacy can, therefore, be linked to household food waste and not just to diet quality. Consumers with high food literacy appear to better organize their food shopping and waste less than people with low food literacy. Different studies have demonstrated the association between high nutritional literacy, healthy eating habits, and a high amount of food waste, represented by highly perishable products. The relationship between a high-quality diet and food waste is mainly attributable to the consumption of fruit and vegetables, while an unhealthy diet is associated with fewer leftovers due to the high consumption of ultra-processed foods with a long shelf life. Social and economic conditions influence the effects of literacy on the production of domestic food waste. Many studies have reported that low-income individuals rarely waste food, while richer ones tend to produce more leftovers. The challenge for the scientific, educational, and health policy sectors is to promote the consumption of fresh, healthy, and inexpensive foods, especially in the most disadvantaged segments of the population, and at the same time, provide the knowledge necessary to limit the production of household waste.

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“…Finally, it was confirmed that S-NutLit is a reduced scale and applicable in the Peruvian context, and its reliability indicators are within the determined ranges and divided into two factors: informational skills (α = 0.83) and expert skills (α = 0.79), which makes the instrument a valid metric. In this regard, theoretical foundations have been identified that support that informational and expert skills are part of nutritional literacy, described as the ability of an individual to obtain, understand, and comprehend nutritional information, which leads to improvement of an individual’s behavior towards informed and healthy eating [ 1 , 74 ]. Thus, the division of the factors allows a better view of the multidimensional nature of the construct, which shows that beyond the population’s knowledge of nutritional information, it also extends to knowing how to interpret and apply it in daily life.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As a product of this study, it has been suggested that the nutritional literacy scale (S-NutLit) in the Peruvian context promotes the improvement of quality of life, a healthy diet, and the development of good eating habits. In addition, the results of this study suggest that improving nutritional literacy could prevent health risks and complications (diabetes, malnutrition, insufficient intake, and poor quality of life), leading to a modification of one’s lifestyle to prevent the onset and progression of these health disorders [ 23 , 74 , 75 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Adaptation and Validation of the S-NutLit Scale to Assess Nutritional Literacy in the Peruvian Population

Chilón-Troncos,

García-Salirrosas,

Millones-Liza

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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Maintaining good dietary practices is a factor that allows a better quality of life; therefore, it is necessary to promote health via the fundamental tool of nutritional literacy. In this context, this study aims to evaluate nutritional literacy in Peru through the S-NutLit tool, which is composed of two dimensions. The scale, composed of 11 items, was applied to 396 Peruvian adults. According to the evaluation of the indicators, an acceptable reliability was found, as was a model fit with excellent estimation according to its indicators (CMIN/DIF 2.559; IFC 0.965; SRMR 0.043; RMSEA 0.063; and PClose 0.070). In this way, we seek to reinforce health promotion activities through a nutritional literacy diagnosis, which, due to its characteristics, can be self-administered and used by health entities and other entities in general that are interested in knowing the eating practices of an individual, which undoubtedly leads to good health.

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

Cited by 4 publications

References 41 publications

Predicting willingness to consume healthy brand foods using the theory of planned behavior: the role of nutritional literacy

Predicting willingness to consume healthy brand foods using the theory of planned behavior: the role of nutritional literacy

Enhancing Food and Nutrition Literacy: A Key Strategy for Reducing Food Waste and Improving Diet Quality

Adaptation and Validation of the S-NutLit Scale to Assess Nutritional Literacy in the Peruvian Population

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