Identifying attributes of food literacy: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

An absence of food literacy measurement tools makes it challenging for nutrition practitioners to assess the impact of food literacy on healthy diets and to evaluate the outcomes of food literacy interventions. The objective of the present scoping review was to identify the attributes of food literacy.

Design

A scoping review of peer-reviewed and grey literature was conducted and attributes of food literacy identified. Subjects included in the search were high-risk groups. Eligible articles were limited to research from Canada, USA, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

Results

The search identified nineteen peer-reviewed and thirty grey literature sources. Fifteen identified food literacy attributes were organized into five categories. Food and Nutrition Knowl

SUBMITTER: Azevedo Perry E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261432 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature