The Relationship of Food Literacy and Sustainable Consumption Behaviors with Anthropometric Measurements during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period: A Sample from Turkey.
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Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of food literacy and sustainable consumption behaviors on nutritional status during the pandemic in Turkey.
Methods: The study was conducted between May and July 2021 with a questionnaire delivered in a digital environment (social media, Twitter/Facebook/Instagram) to 200 volunteer adults aged 20-65. With this questionnaire form, sociodemographic characteristics, general information, and consumer behaviors of the individuals were obtained. Anthropometric measurements (height, body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, hip circumference, waist/hip ratio, and waist/height ratio) of the individuals were recorded online as self-report. The Self Perceived Food Literacy (SPFL) Scale was administered to measure nutritional literacy levels. To measure the sustainable consumption behaviors of the individuals, the Sustainable Consumption Behavior (SCB) Scale was administered.
Results: We found that 87.2% of women and 40% of men had heard of sustainable nutrition before (p < 0.001). The mean total score of SCB was statistically significantly higher in women than in men (3.1 ± 0.48 in women, 2.9 ± 0.69 in men, p < 0.05). The mean score of SPFL was 3.31 ± 0.275 in women, while it was 3.05 ± 0.395 in men. There was a statistically significant relationship between SPFL mean scores and gender (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: There was a statistically significant negative relationship between SPFL score and BMI, body weight, and waist/hip ratio. There was a statistically significant negative relationship between the SCB and waist/hip ratio. Food literacy and sustainable consumption behaviors are associated with anthropometric measurements. Sustainable nutrition, sustainable consumption behaviors, and food literacy should be considered as a whole. Trainings should be increased to raise awareness of individuals about food literacy.
目的：本研究旨在评估土耳其疫情期间食品扫盲和可持续消费行为对营养状况的影响。方法：该研究于2021年5月至7月进行，在数字环境（社交媒体、推特/脸书/Instagram）中向200名20-65岁的志愿者成年人发放问卷。利用该调查表，获得了个体的社会人口学特征、一般信息和消费者行为。这些人的人体测量结果（身高、体重、体重指数（BMI）、腰围、臀围、腰臀比和腰高比）在网上记录为自我报告。采用自我感知食品识字量表（SPFL）来衡量营养识字水平。为了测量个体的可持续消费行为，采用了可持续消费行为量表。结果：87.2%的女性和40%的男性听说过可持续营养（p p p 结论：SPFL评分与BMI、体重和腰臀比呈显著负相关。SCB与腰臀比呈显著负相关。食品知识和可持续消费行为与人体测量有关。可持续的营养、可持续的消费行为和食品素养应被视为一个整体。应增加培训，以提高个人对食品知识的认识。
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