School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth 6102, Australia.
Foodbank Western Australia, Perth Airport 6105, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Apr 9;16(7):1272. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071272.
Food literacy programs aim to improve behaviours required to achieve a quality diet. The objectives of this study were to assess the demographic, food literacy related and dietary behaviour of participants enrolling in Food Sensations for Adults, a free four-week food literacy program and identify the subgroup of participants who benefit most. Cross-sectional pre-program questionnaire data (n = 1626) from participants enrolling in the program was used to stratify into low, middle and high food-literacy tertiles. Factor scores from a reliability analysis of food literacy behaviours were then used to produce a composite score). Participants were 80.2% female, 56% aged 26 to 45 years and 73.3% from low to middle socio-economic areas. Demographic characteristics were not a significant predictor of the lowest composite food-literacy group. Those with the lowest composite food-literacy tertile score were more likely to have lower self-rated cooking skills, a negative attitude to the cost of healthy foods, lower intakes of fruits and vegetables and a higher frequency of consuming takeaway food and sugary drinks. Food literacy programs must focus on recruiting those who have low self-rated cooking skills, who consider healthy foods expensive and have poor dietary intakes and will most likely to benefit from such programs.
食品素养计划旨在改善实现优质饮食所需的行为。本研究的目的是评估参加成人食品感官(Food Sensations for Adults)这一免费四周食品素养计划的参与者的人口统计学、与食品素养相关的行为和饮食行为，并确定受益最大的亚组人群。该计划参与者在参加计划前的问卷调查数据（n = 1626）被用于分层为低、中、高食品素养三分位数。对食品素养行为的可靠性分析的因子得分，然后用于生成综合得分。参与者中 80.2%为女性，56%年龄在 26 至 45 岁之间，73.3%来自社会经济水平较低到中等的地区。人口统计学特征并不是最低复合食品素养组的显著预测因素。那些综合食品素养最低三分位数得分的人更有可能自评烹饪技能较低，对健康食品的成本持消极态度，水果和蔬菜的摄入量较低，外出就餐和含糖饮料的频率较高。食品素养计划必须专注于招募那些自评烹饪技能较低、认为健康食品昂贵、饮食摄入较差的人，他们最有可能从这些计划中受益。
