Food literacy and diet quality in young vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, pescatarians, flexitarians and omnivores.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether food literacy competencies and diet quality vary between 16-to-24-year-olds vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, pescatarians, flexitarians and omnivores and to assess whether food literacy is associated with diet quality.

Design

Cross-sectional study. Food literacy (general nutrition knowledge, critical nutrition literacy and food skills) and diet quality were measured using an electronic questionnaire.

Setting

Southern Norway, September 2021 - March 2022.

Participants

Healthy 16-24-year-olds (n 165).

Results

Overall, the mean general nutrition knowledge score was moderate (48·0 out of 67·0); the lowest mean score was found in omnivores and the highest in flexitarians (45·6 v. 51·5) (P = 0·034). The mean s

SUBMITTER: Groufh-Jacobsen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755439 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature