Is Nutrition Knowledge Related to Diet Quality and Obesity?

The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between nutrition knowledge and diet quality. It was conducted with 382 individuals aged 18-64 living in Famagusta, Cyprus. Data was obtained through face-to-face interviews. Individuals with a high-quality diet had high nutrition knowledge ( < .05). Nutrition knowledge level increases as education level increases ( < .001). An increase in the level of nutrition knowledge is related to a reduction in body mass index ( = -0.12, = .02), waist circumference ( = -0.16, < .001), and body fat mass ( = -0.10, = .04). Gender, education level, obesity, and diet quality were all found to be correlated with nutrition knowledge. There is a need for advanced analysis of nutrition knowledge level, diet quality, and obesity with larger samples.