Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Copenhagen University Hospital-Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, The Capital Region of Denmark, DK-2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Health Promotion Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev Hospital, The Capital Region of Denmark, DK-2730, Herlev, Denmark.
Appetite. 2024 Sep 1;200:107526. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107526. Epub 2024 May 25.
Food literacy is theorized to be associated with healthy dietary intake. However, empirical knowledge on the association between adolescents' food literacy and dietary intake is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between food literacy and dietary intake among Danish schoolchildren aged 11-13 years. The study applied a cross-sectional design using baseline data from a cluster-based quasi-experimental controlled study in a sample (n = 377) of Danish school children. Mixed model analyses were performed to investigate the associations between overall food literacy as well as its five competencies ("to know", "to do", "to sense", "to care", and "to want") and dietary intake of vegetables, fruit, fish, meat, discretionary foods, and sugar-sweetened beverages. Positive associations were found between overall food literacy (E = 1.493, p = 0.002) as well as the competencies "to know" (E = 1.249, p = 0.027), "to do" (E = 1.236, p = 0.028), "to sense" (E = 1.183, p = 0.029), and "to care" (E = 1.249, p = 0.018) and intake of vegetables. The study also found a positive association between the competency "to want" and intake of fruit (E = 13.50, p = 0.037), "to care" and intake of fish (E = 2.050, p < 0.001), and a negative association between the competency "to want" and intake of meat (E = 0.748, p = 0.003) and sugar-sweetened beverages (E = 0.576, p = 0.0021). No associations were found between overall food literacy or any of its five competencies and intake of discretionary foods. These findings suggest that improving specific aspects of food literacy may have a potential to promote healthier dietary intake, though additional research is needed.
食育素养被认为与健康的饮食摄入有关。然而，关于青少年食育素养与饮食摄入之间的关系的实证知识有限。本研究旨在调查丹麦 11-13 岁学龄儿童的食育素养与饮食摄入之间的关系。该研究采用基于群组的准实验对照研究的基线数据，应用横断面设计，对丹麦学龄儿童样本（n=377）进行了分析。采用混合模型分析方法，调查了总体食育素养及其五个能力（“了解”、“实践”、“感知”、“关心”和“渴望”）与蔬菜、水果、鱼、肉、随意食品和含糖饮料的饮食摄入之间的关系。研究发现，总体食育素养（E=1.493，p=0.002）以及“了解”（E=1.249，p=0.027）、“实践”（E=1.236，p=0.028）、“感知”（E=1.183，p=0.029）和“关心”（E=1.249，p=0.018）与蔬菜的摄入量之间存在正相关关系。研究还发现，“渴望”能力与水果的摄入量（E=13.50，p=0.037）、“关心”与鱼的摄入量（E=2.050，p<0.001）之间存在正相关关系，“渴望”与肉的摄入量（E=0.748，p=0.003）和含糖饮料的摄入量（E=0.576，p=0.0021）之间存在负相关关系。总体食育素养或其五个能力中的任何一个与随意食品的摄入量均无相关性。这些发现表明，提高食育素养的特定方面可能有潜力促进更健康的饮食摄入，但需要进一步研究。
