ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2026
Nutrition literacy and health-promoting lifestyle behaviors among university students: a cross-sectional study.
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Background: Nutrition literacy is considered an important determinant of healthy eating and health-promoting behaviors. This study aimed to examine the association between nutrition literacy and health-promoting lifestyle behaviors in university students. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among university students aged 18-25 years at Gaziantep University, Türkiye. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire that included sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle habits, the Evaluation Instrument of Nutrition Literacy on Adults (EINLA), and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II). Results: The final analysis included 400 university students. The mean age of the participants was 19.9 ± 1.7 years, and 88.0% were female. The mean total EINLA score was 27.90 ± 3.40, and the mean total HPLP-II score was 128.44 ± 19.01. Comparisons across nutrition literacy tertiles showed no statistically significant differences in total HPLP-II scores ( Conclusion: In this sample of university students, nutrition literacy was not independently associated with overall health-promoting lifestyle behaviors after adjustment for covariates. Regular physical activity, main meal frequency, and academic department were associated with HPLP-II scores. These findings suggest that lifestyle behaviors in young adults should be interpreted in relation to both literacy-related and behavioral factors. Future studies may build on these findings by incorporating validated measures of digital food literacy and sustainable eating behaviors.
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