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October 8, 2025MedicineOpen Access

Can nutritional literacy be an important barrier for obesity and chronic diseases?

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AÇAslı Gizem ÇaparEÇEda Nur Çetiner

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Observational analysis reveals nutritional literacy significantly affects obesity and chronic diseases in patients, suggesting education could mitigate these risks.

Key Points

  • Higher nutritional literacy was associated with lower BMI and reduced likelihood of obesity and chronic diseases.
  • Participants with chronic diseases had significantly higher EINLA scores, but lower scores in nutritional knowledge and literacy metrics.
  • Statistical analysis indicated that nutritional literacy subdimensions were inversely related to nutrition-related chronic diseases.
  • Promoting nutritional literacy could be a cost-effective method to enhance public health and combat obesity.

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Çapar et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5c1be6950a706b22b5830https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000044464
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