Mengi Çelik Özge, Ekici Emine Merve, Yılmaz Selin, Metin Ziya Erokay
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Gülhane Health Sciences Faculty, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Jan 13;25(1):130. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20910-1.
This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between nutrition literacy, Mediterranean diet compliance, ecological footprint and sustainable environmental attitudes in adolescents.
This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 673 adolescents aged 14-18 years. The individuals' general characteristics were questioned. Sustainable environmental attitudes, nutritional literacy status and compliance with the Mediterranean diet were assessed with the help of scales. An ecological footprint calculator was used for the calculation of the ecological footprint.
The mean age of the individuals was 16.5 ± 1.42 years. Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale score and Sustainable Environmental Attitude Scale score were higher in female adolescents than in males (p < 0.05). Ecological Footprint score was higher in male adolescents than in females (p < 0.05). A statistically significant positive correlation was found between Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale score, Sustainable Environmental Attitude Scale score and Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) score (p < 0.05). It was determined that sex and Sustainable Environmental Attitude Scale score affected the Ecological Footprint total score (p < 0.05). It was determined that sex, Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale score and Ecological Footprint total score affected the Sustainable Environmental Attitude Scale score (p < 0.05). Also, it was determined that Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale score affected the KIDMED score (p < 0.05).
Girls have higher nutritional literacy and sustainable environmental attitude. Nutrition literacy, sustainable environmental attitude and KIDMED total scores showed a significant positive correlation with each other. Nutritional literacy is effective on sustainable environmental attitude and compliance with the Mediterranean diet. Sustainable environmental attitude is effective in reducing the ecological footprint.
本研究旨在评估青少年的营养素养、地中海饮食依从性、生态足迹和可持续环境态度之间的关系。
本研究为描述性横断面研究，对673名14 - 18岁的青少年进行了调查。询问了个体的一般特征。借助量表评估可持续环境态度、营养素养状况和地中海饮食依从性。使用生态足迹计算器计算生态足迹。
个体的平均年龄为16.5±1.42岁。女性青少年的青少年营养素养量表得分和可持续环境态度量表得分高于男性（p < 0.05）。男性青少年的生态足迹得分高于女性（p < 0.05）。青少年营养素养量表得分、可持续环境态度量表得分与地中海饮食质量指数（KIDMED）得分之间存在统计学上显著的正相关（p < 0.05）。确定性别和可持续环境态度量表得分影响生态足迹总分（p < 0.05）。确定性别、青少年营养素养量表得分和生态足迹总分影响可持续环境态度量表得分（p < 0.05）。此外，确定青少年营养素养量表得分影响KIDMED得分（p < 0.05）。
女孩具有更高的营养素养和可持续环境态度。营养素养、可持续环境态度和KIDMED总分之间呈现出显著的正相关。营养素养对可持续环境态度和地中海饮食依从性有影响。可持续环境态度对减少生态足迹有作用。
