TY - JOUR
T1 - Does Health Literacy Affect Fruit and Vegetable Consumption? An Assessment of the Relationship between Health Literacy and Dietary Practices Among College Students.
AU - Oberne, Alison
AU - Vamos, Cheryl
AU - Wright, Lauri
AU - Wang, Wei
AU - Daley, Ellen
N1 - Oberne, A., Vamos, C., Wright, L., Wang, W., & Daley, E. (2020). Does health literacy affect fruit and vegetable consumption? An assessment of the relationship between health literacy and dietary practices among college students. Journal of American College Health, 70(1), 134–141. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1727911
PY - 2020/3/9
Y1 - 2020/3/9
N2 - Objective To explore the association between health literacy and fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption among college students. Participants: In 2018, undergraduate students from a large, southeastern university were recruited to participate in this study. Methods: Participants (n = 436) completed an online survey assessing health literacy, F&V intake, and personal, situational, and societal and environmental determinants of health literacy. Results: There was a significant association between general health literacy, F(2, 161.54) = 6.52, p < .001; disease prevention health literacy, F(2, 214.22) = 4.788, p < .01; and health promotion health literacy, F(2, 138.35) = 5.53, p < .01 with F&V consumption. Students with excellent health literacy consumed significantly more fruits and vegetables than students with limited health literacy. Conclusions: Health literacy may play an important role in F&V consumption among college students. Future research should explore the relationship between the health literacy and dietary practice decision-making to inform intervention development among college students.
AB - Objective To explore the association between health literacy and fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption among college students. Participants: In 2018, undergraduate students from a large, southeastern university were recruited to participate in this study. Methods: Participants (n = 436) completed an online survey assessing health literacy, F&V intake, and personal, situational, and societal and environmental determinants of health literacy. Results: There was a significant association between general health literacy, F(2, 161.54) = 6.52, p < .001; disease prevention health literacy, F(2, 214.22) = 4.788, p < .01; and health promotion health literacy, F(2, 138.35) = 5.53, p < .01 with F&V consumption. Students with excellent health literacy consumed significantly more fruits and vegetables than students with limited health literacy. Conclusions: Health literacy may play an important role in F&V consumption among college students. Future research should explore the relationship between the health literacy and dietary practice decision-making to inform intervention development among college students.
KW - Diet
KW - health literacy
KW - health promotion
UR - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32150517/
U2 - 10.1080/07448481.2020.1727911
DO - 10.1080/07448481.2020.1727911
M3 - Article
SN - 1940-3208
VL - 70
SP - 131
EP - 141
JO - Journal of American College Health
JF - Journal of American College Health
IS - 1
ER -