Association Between Nutrition Literacy and Overweight/Obesity of Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chongqing, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The burden of overweight and obesity in adolescents is increasing rapidly. This study aimed to assess the association between nutrition literacy and overweight/obesity among adolescents in China.

Methods

This cross-sectional online study involving adolescents aged 10-18 years was conducted in September 2020 in 239 schools in Chongqing China. Overweight and obese adolescents were determined based on the International Obesity Task Force's recommended age-sex specific body mass index cutoff points. Nutrition literacy was measured using the "Nutrition literacy scale for middle school students in Chongqing (CM-NLS)." The CM-NLS included three subdomains (functional nutritional literacy, interactive nutrition literacy, and critical nutrition literacy). Multinomial logist

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9134066 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature