Unravelling the food literacy puzzle: Evidence from Italy
Unravelling the food literacy puzzle: Evidence from Italy
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DOI：
10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.12.004
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发表时间：
2019-02-01
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影响因子：
6.5
通讯作者：
Manna, Rosalba
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作者：
Palumbo, Rocco;Adinolfi, Paola;Manna, Rosalba
食品素养-即收集，理解，处理和使用相关信息来导航食品系统的能力是激励世界各地食品政策的关键概念。虽然学者们同意讨论个人的食物素养技能和食物消费的健康，社会，环境，政治，文化和经济方面之间的相互作用，有限的食物素养的程度和后果的证据是分散的。本文试图阐明这个问题，提出了一种测量方法来评估食品识字技能的一个代表性的样本的意大利人口。研究结果表明，食品知识普遍存在问题：老年人、教育程度低的人和经济拮据的人更有可能表现出有限的食品知识。食物知识不足也会造成健康状况受损。需要采取综合政策干预措施，以提高个人的粮食知识技能，并支持建立公正和可持续的粮食系统。
Food literacy - i.e. the ability to collect, understand, process, and use relevant information to navigate the food system is a key concept inspiring food policies across the World. While scholars agree in discussing the interplay between individual food literacy skills and the health, social, environmental, political, cultural, and economic aspects of food consumption, evidence on the extent and consequences of limited food literacy is scattered. This paper tries to shed light on this issue, proposing a measurement approach to assess the food literacy skills of a representative sample of the Italian population. The research findings suggest that problematic food literacy is prevailing: elderly, people with low education, and those suffering from financial deprivation are more likely to show limited food literacy. Inadequate food literacy concurs in producing impaired health status. Integrated policy interventions are needed to improve individual food literacy skills and to support the establishment of a just and sustainable food system.