Is Nutrition Knowledge Related to Diet Quality and Obesity?

Is Nutrition Knowledge Related to Diet Quality and Obesity? Ecol Food Nutr. 2019 Oct 08;:1-11 Authors: Akkartal Ş, Gezer C Abstract The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between nutrition knowledge and diet quality. It was conducted with 382 individuals aged 18-64 living in Famagusta, Cyprus. Data was obtained through face-to-face interviews. Individuals with a high-quality diet had high nutrition knowledge (p < .05). Nutrition knowledge level increases as education level increases (p < .001). An increase in the level of nutrition knowledge is related to a reduction in body mass index (r = -0.12, p = .02), waist circumference (r = -0.16, p < .001), and body fat mass (r = -0.10, p = .04). Gender, education level, obesity, and diet quality were all found to be correlated with nutrition knowledge. There is a need for advanced analysis of nutrition knowledge level, diet quality, and obesity with larger samples. PMID: 31590573 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Ecology of Food and Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Tags: Ecol Food Nutr Source Type: research