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Exploring Food Literacy Domains in an Adult Samoan Population
Samoan food systems have undergone a dramatic nutrition transition, with dietary patterns changing concurrently with increased rates of obesity and non-communicable disease. Whilst policy action and environmental interventions play an important role in improving access to and consumption of healthy...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8036961/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33808339 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073587 |
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author | Kammholz, Grace Craven, Dana Boodoosingh, Ramona Akeli Amaama, Safua Abraham, Jyothi Burkhart, Sarah |
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description | Samoan food systems have undergone a dramatic nutrition transition, with dietary patterns changing concurrently with increased rates of obesity and non-communicable disease. Whilst policy action and environmental interventions play an important role in improving access to and consumption of healthy food, the success of these relies on a greater understanding of individuals’ food knowledge and behaviours. This study aimed to explore these behaviours using the construct of food literacy in an adult Samoan population. A cross-sectional interviewer-administered questionnaire of a convenience sample of 150 adult Samoans (≥20 years) assessed the four domains of food literacy: plan/manage, select, prepare, and eat. Participants generally plan to include healthy food (87%) and budget money for food (87%). The majority know where to find nutrition labels (68%), of which 43% always use them to inform their food choices. Participants were mostly confident with cooking skills, although food storage practices require further investigation. Over 90% agreed or strongly agreed that food impacts health, although understanding of the Pacific Guidelines for Healthy Living was lacking. Understanding the ability of Samoans to plan/manage, select, prepare, and eat food is an important consideration for future interventions aiming to assist this population in navigating the modern-day food system. |
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spelling | pubmed-80369612021-04-12 Exploring Food Literacy Domains in an Adult Samoan Population Kammholz, Grace Craven, Dana Boodoosingh, Ramona Akeli Amaama, Safua Abraham, Jyothi Burkhart, Sarah Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Samoan food systems have undergone a dramatic nutrition transition, with dietary patterns changing concurrently with increased rates of obesity and non-communicable disease. Whilst policy action and environmental interventions play an important role in improving access to and consumption of healthy food, the success of these relies on a greater understanding of individuals’ food knowledge and behaviours. This study aimed to explore these behaviours using the construct of food literacy in an adult Samoan population. A cross-sectional interviewer-administered questionnaire of a convenience sample of 150 adult Samoans (≥20 years) assessed the four domains of food literacy: plan/manage, select, prepare, and eat. Participants generally plan to include healthy food (87%) and budget money for food (87%). The majority know where to find nutrition labels (68%), of which 43% always use them to inform their food choices. Participants were mostly confident with cooking skills, although food storage practices require further investigation. Over 90% agreed or strongly agreed that food impacts health, although understanding of the Pacific Guidelines for Healthy Living was lacking. Understanding the ability of Samoans to plan/manage, select, prepare, and eat food is an important consideration for future interventions aiming to assist this population in navigating the modern-day food system. MDPI 2021-03-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8036961/ /pubmed/33808339 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073587 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kammholz, Grace Craven, Dana Boodoosingh, Ramona Akeli Amaama, Safua Abraham, Jyothi Burkhart, Sarah Exploring Food Literacy Domains in an Adult Samoan Population |
title | Exploring Food Literacy Domains in an Adult Samoan Population |
title_full | Exploring Food Literacy Domains in an Adult Samoan Population |
title_fullStr | Exploring Food Literacy Domains in an Adult Samoan Population |
title_full_unstemmed | Exploring Food Literacy Domains in an Adult Samoan Population |
title_short | Exploring Food Literacy Domains in an Adult Samoan Population |
title_sort | exploring food literacy domains in an adult samoan population |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8036961/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33808339 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073587 |
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