Food Literacy and Public Health Nutrition
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editors
Interests: development of educational materials; food literacy; interventions in school settings; iodine awareness; safety of food supplements and fortified foods; beneficial health effects of fruit and vegetables; selenium; iodine; diet–gene interactions; human randomized controlled trials; innovative technological solutions for health promotion; toxicological risk assessment; risk–benefit assessment
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Interests: determinants of dietary habits; consumer perspectives on healthy and sustainable eating; public health surveys; construction of questionnaires; (mixing) quantitative and qualitative research methods
Interests: fortification; vitamin D; human randomized controlled trials; school based interventions; children; adolescents; immigrants; innovative technological solutions for health promotion; biomarkers; risk-benefit analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food is essential for healthy growth, development, and quality of life. However, food intake is also linked to various health problems. Consequently, healthy dietary behavior is important in reducing the risk of non-communicable diseases (e.g., type II diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, some cancers) and enhancing overall health and well-being.
Disease prevention necessitates the selection of healthy foods and maintenance of healthy habits. The term ‘food literacy’ broadly encompasses a set of inter-related knowledge, competencies, and abilities necessary for individuals to utilize information about food to meet their needs and determine their intake, including the knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed to plan, select, prepare, cook, and eat meals. Developing food literacy empowers individuals and groups to make informed food choices.
Various strategies have been employed to increase food literacy in the general population, including educational programs, campaigns, and community workshops.
Authors are invited to contribute original research on humans with novel results, as well as systematic narrative reviews or meta-analyses. We welcome research on innovative strategies and solutions to improve food literacy in real-life settings.
Dr. Gitte Ravn-Haren
Dr. Mette Rosenlund Sørensen
Dr. Rikke Andersen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food literacy
- food competencies
- food education
- public health nutrition
- educational programs
- public health campaigns
- self-efficacy
- food choices
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