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Food Habits, Nutritional Knowledge, and Nutrition Education

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Policies and Education for Health Promotion".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 2051

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Celia Carrillo

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Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Burgos, E-09001 Burgos, Spain
Interests: nutrition; nutrients; digestion; bioactive compounds; bioaccessibility; bioactivity; health-related properties; food science; food habits; food knowledge
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Dr. Celia Rodriguez Perez

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Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Interests: metabolomics; chromatography; mass spectrometry; green extraction techniques; bioactive compounds; phenolic compounds; nutrition; metabolic diseases; cognitive impairment
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Nutrition is fundamental to ensuring proper development throughout the different stages of life and is closely linked to the health of the population and the risk of disease. A diet characterized by fresh, unprocessed foods with a predominance of plant foods, together with regular physical activity, is associated with the prevention of most of the chronic diseases affecting the population.

Nutritional knowledge is a key factor in achieving healthy eating habits, and nutrition education is the main tool to improve this knowledge in different population groups. 

This Special Issue will include original and review articles assessing dietary habits, nutritional knowledge, and attitudes towards food in different population groups. In addition, studies focusing on nutrition education will also be of interest.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Foods.

Dr. Celia Carrillo
Dr. Celia Rodriguez Perez
Guest Editors

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  • diet
  • food habits
  • nutritional knowledge
  • nutrition education

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Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Mothers and Their Children Aged 4–10 and Its Relationship with Maternal Feeding Practices
by Marzena Jeżewska-Zychowicz, Aleksandra Małachowska and Marta Sajdakowska
Nutrients 2025, 17(6), 941; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17060941 - 7 Mar 2025
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The low intake of fruit and vegetables among the Polish population prompts a search for factors that can be addressed in dietary interventions, such as the family food environment. Background/Objectives: The objective of this study is to explore the link between maternal [...] Read more.
The low intake of fruit and vegetables among the Polish population prompts a search for factors that can be addressed in dietary interventions, such as the family food environment. Background/Objectives: The objective of this study is to explore the link between maternal feeding practices applied to children aged 4–10 years and fruit and vegetable intake among children and their mothers. Methods: A cross-sectional study using a Computer-Assisted Web Interview technique took place in 2020–2021 among 260 Polish women who were mothers of children aged 4–10. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, Spearman’s correlation coefficient, and multiple linear and logistic regression. Results: The mother’s intake of fruit was strongly correlated with the children’s intake of fruit (β = 0.309; p < 0.001), and a similar correlation was found for vegetable intake (β = 0.428; p < 0.001). Apart from the mother’s fruit and vegetable intake, the Food as a Reward practice correlated negatively (β = −0.164; p = 0.015), while Monitoring (β = 0.158; p = 0.017) and Modeling (β = 0.170; p = 0.028) correlated positively with vegetable intake in children. The Monitoring practice correlated positively (β = 0.221; p < 0.001) with children’s fruit intake. After adjusting for the mother’s age, child’s gender, and mother’s recommended intake of fruit and vegetables, the Monitoring practice (OR = 1.971; p = 0.025) positively correlated with meeting the daily recommendations of fruit and vegetables in children. However, the Food as a Reward (OR = 0.484; p = 0.018) and Emotion Regulation (OR = 0.345; p = 0.008) practices negatively correlated with meeting the daily recommendations of fruit and vegetables in children aged 4–6, while the Monitoring practice (OR = 4.141; p = 0.017) correlated positively with meeting the daily recommendations of fruit and vegetables in children aged 7–10. Conclusions: The findings have shown that the mother’s fruit intake strongly correlates with the child’s fruit intake. Moreover, some maternal feeding practices, i.e., the Food as a Reward and Emotion Regulation practices, were negatively associated with meeting fruit and vegetable recommendations in younger children, while the Monitoring practice was positively related to meeting them in older children. Full article
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Dietary Habits of Pregnant Women in Spain: The Role of Nutrition Education in Midwife Consultations
by M. Josefa Olloqui-Mundet, Marta Palma-Morales, M. Carmen Cantarell-González, M. Mar Cavia, Sara R. Alonso-Torre, Olga Ocón-Hernández, Celia Rodríguez-Pérez and Celia Carrillo
Nutrients 2025, 17(1), 120; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17010120 - 30 Dec 2024
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Background & Objectives: Correct nutrition during pregnancy is key to guaranteeing success at this stage of a woman’s life, and nutritional education is the fundamental tool for achieving this. Studies carried out in different countries indicate that pregnant women do not comply with [...] Read more.
Background & Objectives: Correct nutrition during pregnancy is key to guaranteeing success at this stage of a woman’s life, and nutritional education is the fundamental tool for achieving this. Studies carried out in different countries indicate that pregnant women do not comply with dietary and nutritional recommendations. Given the lack of evidence available in Spain and the importance of this knowledge to be able to assess the need for nutritional intervention in this group, the aim of this study focused on the current status of the issue in Spain: the quality of the diet of Spanish pregnant women and its conditioning factors. Methods: Two representative regions of the country were selected, one located in the north of Spain (Burgos) and the other in the south (Granada), and a descriptive, cross-sectional observational study (sample size: 771) was carried out using a questionnaire administered at the University Hospital of Burgos and the Hospital Clínico San Cecilio in Granada, which had previously been subjected to a process of evaluation by expert judgement. Results: Pregnant women presented an adequate diet quality (8.0 ± 2.0), according to the questionnaire used, despite their poor knowledge of food and nutrition (4.9 ± 1.6 out of 10). However, deficiencies were detected in the consumption of very interesting food groups from a nutritional point of view, such as legumes, nuts and fish (just 29.4%, 37.6% and 24.8% of the pregnant women met the recommendations, respectively) and insufficient physical exercise. The eating habits of pregnant women depend on their age, their country of origin, their level of education, their pre-pregnancy BMI, the knowledge acquired during pregnancy and the degree to which they put into practice the advice received from their midwife. Most pregnant women do not change their habits during pregnancy, although there are positive trends in this respect. Conclusion: The quality of the diet of the Spanish pregnant women surveyed, and their level of physical activity, could be improved by enhancing the nutritional education they receive during this stage of life. The role of the dietician in this respect, as part of multidisciplinary teams, should be the basis for future research. Full article
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