Nutrition and food literacy in the MENA region: a review to inform nutrition research and policy makers

H Mohsen, Y Sacre, L Hanna-Wakim… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Improving food and nutrition literacy is fundamental to tackling the Middle East
and North Africa (MENA) region's enormous challenges, including malnutrition and food …

Are we closer to international consensus on the term 'food literacy'? A systematic scoping review of its use in the academic literature (1998–2019)

C Thompson, J Adams, HA Vidgen - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The term 'food literacy'has gained momentum globally; however, a lack of
clarity around its definition has resulted in inconsistencies in use of the term. Therefore, the …

Food choice values and food literacy in a nationwide sample of Japanese adults: Associations with sex, age, and body mass index

K Murakami, N Shinozaki, X Yuan, R Tajima… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
This cross-sectional study of 2231 Japanese adults described food choice values and food
literacy in relation to sex, age, and body mass index. We assessed eight food choice values …

Development, validation and item reduction of a food literacy questionnaire (IFLQ-19) with Australian adults

C Thompson, R Byrne, J Adams, HA Vidgen - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Food literacy is theorised to improve diet quality, nutrition behaviours, social
connectedness and food security. The definition and conceptualisation by Vidgen & …

How a 7-week food literacy cooking program affects cooking confidence and mental health: Findings of a quasi-experimental controlled intervention trial

J Rees, SC Fu, J Lo, R Sambell, JR Lewis… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Obesity and mental health disorders are rising simultaneously with shifting dietary behavior
away from home cooking, toward typically nutrition-poor and energy-dense convenience …

How primary school curriculums in 11 countries around the world deliver food education and address food literacy: A policy analysis

K Smith, R Wells, C Hawkes - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: As one of the biggest drivers of health and climate change, the food system
has unrealised potential to influence consumption toward affordable, healthy, sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] The development, psychometric properties and refinement of a food literacy scale for specific and general application

H Fisher, M Potgieter - International Journal of Gastronomy and Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Food literacy continues to be a developing concept, and the need for a universal definition
with agreed subconstructs and validated measuring instruments continues to be a priority …

Development and pilot testing of a food literacy curriculum for high school-aged adolescents

LD Ruiz, MD Radtke, RE Scherr - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Adolescent obesity and poor diet quality are increasingly prevalent and could be mitigated
with attainment of food literacy. However, as these programs for adolescents are lacking, the …

FOODLIT-tool: Development and validation of the adaptable food literacy tool towards global sustainability within food systems

R Rosas, F Pimenta, I Leal, R Schwarzer - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
Facing multiple anthropogenic challenges and considering the current global pandemic,
food sustainability is stated as threatened by major intergovernmental agencies. Given the …

Food literacy competencies in youth–a mini-review

S Groufh-Jacobsen, AC Medin - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Young people's transition into adulthood is an opportunity in the life course to
establish adequate eating behaviors, hence exploring food literacy competencies in this …