Investigation of the healthy nutrition attitude scale and nutritional literacy level of university students receiving health education

IF 0.7 Q4 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI:10.3233/mnm-230050

Hatice Iskender, Nesibe Yildiz, Eda Dokumacioglu

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: A healthy and quality lifestyle is built upon the fundamental pillars of healthy nutrition, quality sleep, physical activity, and stress management. OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to examine the attitudes towards healthy eating and nutrition literacy knowledge levels of university students who have received health education. METHODS: The study sample consisted of 295 students who were studying in the field of health sciences. The study includes questions from three separate sections. The first section contains a socio-demographic characteristics form, the second section contains the Healthy Nutrition Attitude Scale (ASHN), and the third section contains the Nutrition Literacy Scala (NLS). RESULTS: The mean ASHN score of our study was 71.38±11.7, while the mean NLS score was 19.80±4.2. When our scale scores were categorized, the ASHN score was found to be high, while the NLS score was borderline. A positive significant relationship was found between the scale score averages of ASHN and NLS. As students’ scores on healthy eating attitudes increase, it has been observed that their nutrition literacy scores also increase. CONCLUSIONS: We can say that health education is important in developing healthy eating habits among university students.

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接受健康教育大学生健康营养态度量表及营养素养水平调查

背景:健康和高质量的生活方式建立在健康营养、高质量睡眠、体育活动和压力管理的基本支柱之上。目的:了解接受过健康教育的大学生健康饮食态度及营养素养知识水平。方法:研究样本包括295名健康科学专业的学生。该研究包括三个独立部分的问题。第一部分包含社会人口特征表，第二部分包含健康营养态度量表，第三部分包含营养素养量表。结果:ASHN评分平均为71.38±11.7分，NLS评分平均为19.80±4.2分。当我们对量表得分进行分类时，发现ASHN得分很高，而NLS得分处于边缘。ASHN量表平均得分与NLS呈显著正相关。随着学生健康饮食态度得分的提高，他们的营养素养得分也随之提高。结论:健康教育在培养大学生健康饮食习惯中发挥着重要作用。

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Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism NUTRITION & DIETETICS-

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期刊介绍： The Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism publishes original scientific papers on metabolism, including diabesity and eating disorders; nutrition (epidemiological, basic, clinical and artificial); dietary and nutritional practices and management and their impact on health from prevention to treatment. The journal hosts the proceedings of relevant congresses and presents shorter notices focused on the original character of the Mediterranean nutritional civilisation. In addition, this journal is intended as a platform for scientific debate and knowledge-sharing among students and clinical practitioners, and between them and the broader scientific community, and finally as a tool for promoting and enhancing scientific cooperation.