The Association between Adolescents' Food Literacy, Vegetable and Fruit Consumption, and Other Eating Behaviors

Autor/inn/en	LeBlanc, Jasmine; Ward, Stephanie; LeBlanc, Caroline P.
Titel	The Association between Adolescents' Food Literacy, Vegetable and Fruit Consumption, and Other Eating Behaviors
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 49 (2022) 4, S.603-612 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (LeBlanc, Jasmine) ORCID (Ward, Stephanie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/10901981221086943
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Food; Eating Habits; Knowledge Level; Nutrition; Health Behavior; Gender Differences; High School Students; Skills; Foreign Countries; Student Characteristics; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Lebensmittel; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Wissensbasis; Ernährung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Skill; Fertigkeit; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Adolescents' intake of vegetables and fruits is generally low, and many demonstrate unhealthy eating behaviors. Food literacy may be key to improving adolescents' nutrition. However, the relationship between food literacy, fruit and vegetable intake, and other healthy eating behaviors remains unclear, as well as how these relationships may differ among boys and girls. This study assessed the relationship between food literacy (including food skills and cooking skills), vegetable and fruit consumption, and other eating behaviors of adolescents. This cross-sectional study included 1,054 students, including 467 boys and 570 girls from five francophone high schools in New Brunswick, Canada. Quantitative data on students' food and cooking skills, vegetable and fruit consumption, and other eating behaviors were collected with a self-reported questionnaire. Multilevel regressions were used to assess the relationship between food literacy, students' consumption of vegetables and fruits, and other eating behaviors. Better cooking skills were associated with healthier eating behaviors and greater vegetable and fruit consumption for boys and girls. Better food skills were also associated with healthier eating behaviors and greater vegetable and fruit consumption among both genders. These findings highlight the importance of improving food literacy among adolescents. Public health interventions should focus on increasing cooking and food skills to improve adolescents' nutrition. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/4/11