TY - JOUR AU - Yaseen, Amber AU - Amir, Saira AU - Arshad, Rimsha AU - Imran, Laiba AU - Nigar, Mehar AU - Irshad, Mutiba AU - Ashraf, Kainat AU - Bacha, Umar AU - Tanweer, Afifa PY - 2022/10/27 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Impact of Food Literacy on Consumer's Food Purchasing Habits and Dietary Intake - A Systematic Review JF - Proceedings JA - Proceedings S.Z.M.C VL - 36 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.47489/pszmc8573641125 UR - http://proceedings-szmc.org.pk/index.php/szmc/article/view/266 SP - 11-25 AB - <p><strong>Introduction: </strong>A well-nourished population represents the sustainable development of a nation. Poor alignment between food intake and dietary recommendations results in consumption of high calorie, low nutrient dense foods.</p><p><strong>Aims &amp; Objectives: </strong>The main goal of this study is to find the relation between food literacy and dietary intake. Secondly, to assess the influence of food literacy on food purchasing habits.</p><p><strong>Place and duration of study: </strong>For this review, collection of studies from PubMed and Cochrane databases was started in May 2020 and was finalized by June 2020.</p><p><strong>Material &amp; Methods: </strong>The eligibility criteria were based on two factors; that the study be written in English and published through a peer reviewed journal. Through the database search, total 673 studies were identified. After checking studies thoroughly at various steps, only 26 were included in this review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>11 studies claimed the link between food label reading and intake of nutrients, while there were 10 studies that</p><p>measured the consumer's purchase and food choices by their awareness level about food labels.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This systematic review demonstrates nutrition education to be directly correlated with the food-related habits of people. Further research is required to get a clear vision about knowledge of nutritional labels and its effect on real life dietary choices.</p> ER -