Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Department of Microscopy, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto (U.Porto), Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
iNOVA Media Lab, ICNOVA-NOVA Institute of Communication, NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 1069-061 Lisbon, Portugal.
Nutrients. 2023 Nov 7;15(22):4708. doi: 10.3390/nu15224708.
Nutrition and food literacy are two important concepts that are often used interchangeably, but they are not synonymous. Nutrition refers to the study of how food affects the body, while food literacy refers to the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to make informed decisions about food and its impact on health. Despite the growing awareness of the importance of food literacy, food illiteracy remains a global issue, affecting people of all ages, backgrounds, and socioeconomic status. Food illiteracy has serious health implications as it contributes to health inequities, particularly among vulnerable populations. In addition, food literacy is a complex and multidisciplinary field, and there are numerous challenges to health communication that must be addressed to effectively promote food literacy and improve health outcomes. Addressing food illiteracy and the challenges to health communication is essential to promote health equity and improve health outcomes for all populations.
营养和食品素养是两个经常被互换使用的重要概念，但它们并不是同义词。营养是指研究食物如何影响人体的学科，而食品素养则是指为了就食物及其对健康的影响做出明智的决策而必需的知识、技能和态度。尽管人们越来越意识到食品素养的重要性，但食品文盲仍然是一个全球性问题，影响着各个年龄段、背景和社会经济地位的人。食品文盲对健康有严重影响，因为它导致了健康不平等，尤其是在弱势群体中。此外，食品素养是一个复杂的多学科领域，在健康传播方面存在许多挑战，必须加以解决，才能有效地促进食品素养并改善健康结果。解决食品文盲问题和健康传播方面的挑战，对于促进所有人群的健康公平和改善健康结果至关重要。
