Food and Nutrition Education Practices that Promote Food Literacy in Adolescents
An Integrative Review
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https://doi.org/10.14571/brajets.v17.n3.954-967Keywords:
Adolescent, Food and nutritional education, Health literacyAbstract
Food literacy corresponds to the ability to read, understand and judge the quality of information about nutrition. This study aims to investigate food and nutrition education practices that promote food literacy among adolescents. This is an integrative review of the literature, carried out based on the guiding question “What is there in the literature about food and nutritional education practices that promote food literacy among adolescents?”. The selection of articles was carried out by reading their titles and abstracts, excluding those that did not meet the inclusion criteria. The search for articles took place from April 2023 to May 2023, using descriptors Adolescent, Adolescents, Adolescence, Young, Youth, Food Literacy, Eating Behavior, Food-Related Behavior, Food and nutritional education, Food Education and Nutritional Education, using the Boolean operators and and or to cross-reference these descriptors, 9 articles were included. It was found that the practices adopted do not address all aspects of food literacy. The biggest focus found was on improving knowledge and changing behaviors related to food. The school was the space used to develop the actions. Educational activities were used to encourage the active participation of adolescents. However, there is little explicit reference to the term food literacy. It is concluded that there are few studies aimed at promoting food literacy among adolescents. There is a need to design educational actions that encompass the entire scope of food literacy, aiming to form adolescents' critical awareness regarding food.References
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