Food Knowledge for Better Nutrition and Health: A Study among University Students in Portugal
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Resumo: | When students enter university, they suffer adaptations, including, usually, greater autonomy and responsibility for the choices they make. Therefore, it is crucial that they are well informed so as to make healthier food choices. The aim of this study was to determine whether sociodemographic characteristics, academic performance and lifestyle (tobacco and alcohol consumption) interfere with food literacy in university students. A quantitative, analytical, descriptive, transversal and correlational study was carried out, using quantitative data obtained through a questionnaire survey applied to a sample of 924 university students in Portugal. Food literacy was assessed through a scale of 27 items, distributed in three dimensions: D1—Literacy about food nutritional value and composition, D2—Literacy about labelling and food choice and D3—Literacy about healthy eating practices. Results showed no differences in food literacy according to sex or age. However, food literacy varied significantly with nationality, either globally (p = 0.006) or in the different dimensions evaluated (p-values of 0.005, 0.027 and 0.012 for D1, D2 and D3, respectively). In terms of academic achievement, the results showed no significant differences according to self-reported academic performance or even to the average classification obtained in the course. Regarding lifestyle variables, it was observed that alcohol consumption or smoking are not associated with food literacy, that is, food literacy does not vary significantly with these two lifestyle variables. In conclusion, food literacy in general and the dimensions evaluated are essentially constant among university students in Portugal, only varying for students from abroad. These results help to better perceive the food literacy levels for the population under study, university students, and that can be a valuable tool to better increase food literacy at these institutions as a way to better prepare for a healthier life and proper food habits that can enhance health in the long term. |
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Food Knowledge for Better Nutrition and Health: A Study among University Students in Portugal |
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Food Knowledge for Better Nutrition and Health: A Study among University Students in Portugal |
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Food Knowledge for Better Nutrition and Health: A Study among University Students in Portugal Guiné, Raquel food literacy questionnaire survey knowledge nutrition health food consumption |
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Food Knowledge for Better Nutrition and Health: A Study among University Students in Portugal |
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Food Knowledge for Better Nutrition and Health: A Study among University Students in Portugal |
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Food Knowledge for Better Nutrition and Health: A Study among University Students in Portugal |
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Food Knowledge for Better Nutrition and Health: A Study among University Students in Portugal |
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Food Knowledge for Better Nutrition and Health: A Study among University Students in Portugal |
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Guiné, Raquel |
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Guiné, Raquel Florença, Sofia De Guiné E Ferreira Aparício Costa, Maria Da Graça Cardoso, Ana Paula Ferreira, Manuela |
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Florença, Sofia De Guiné E Ferreira Aparício Costa, Maria Da Graça Cardoso, Ana Paula Ferreira, Manuela |
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Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Viseu |
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Guiné, Raquel Florença, Sofia De Guiné E Ferreira Aparício Costa, Maria Da Graça Cardoso, Ana Paula Ferreira, Manuela |
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food literacy questionnaire survey knowledge nutrition health food consumption |
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food literacy questionnaire survey knowledge nutrition health food consumption |
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When students enter university, they suffer adaptations, including, usually, greater autonomy and responsibility for the choices they make. Therefore, it is crucial that they are well informed so as to make healthier food choices. The aim of this study was to determine whether sociodemographic characteristics, academic performance and lifestyle (tobacco and alcohol consumption) interfere with food literacy in university students. A quantitative, analytical, descriptive, transversal and correlational study was carried out, using quantitative data obtained through a questionnaire survey applied to a sample of 924 university students in Portugal. Food literacy was assessed through a scale of 27 items, distributed in three dimensions: D1—Literacy about food nutritional value and composition, D2—Literacy about labelling and food choice and D3—Literacy about healthy eating practices. Results showed no differences in food literacy according to sex or age. However, food literacy varied significantly with nationality, either globally (p = 0.006) or in the different dimensions evaluated (p-values of 0.005, 0.027 and 0.012 for D1, D2 and D3, respectively). In terms of academic achievement, the results showed no significant differences according to self-reported academic performance or even to the average classification obtained in the course. Regarding lifestyle variables, it was observed that alcohol consumption or smoking are not associated with food literacy, that is, food literacy does not vary significantly with these two lifestyle variables. In conclusion, food literacy in general and the dimensions evaluated are essentially constant among university students in Portugal, only varying for students from abroad. These results help to better perceive the food literacy levels for the population under study, university students, and that can be a valuable tool to better increase food literacy at these institutions as a way to better prepare for a healthier life and proper food habits that can enhance health in the long term. |
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