Diet Quality, Dieting, Attitudes and Nutrition Knowledge: Their Relationship in Polish Young Adults-A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between diet quality, dieting, nutrition knowledge and attitudes in a group of Polish young adults. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2018 amongst 638 students of food and nutrition-related majors. Based on the frequency of consumption of 24 food groups, the "Pro-Healthy Diet Index" (pHDI) and "Non-Healthy Diet Index" (nHDI) were calculated. To assess the nutrition knowledge, the "GAROTA" test was used. The k-means clustering method was used to identify clusters-attitudes towards food and nutrition. The relationships between pHDI and nHDI indices, dieting, nutrition knowledge (NK), and attitudes towards food and nutrition were verified, using multiple linear regression analysis. The results confirmed some relationships betw

SUBMITTER: Jezewska-Zychowicz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9180766 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature