Systematic Review on Health and Food Literacy Associations

A systematic review synthesizes evidence on the relationship between health literacy, food literacy, and dietary choices. The analysis is based on 17 studies meeting inclusion criteria from an initial pool of 1,491 records. Eva-Maria Steinke authored this review, which was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between health literacy and dietary behavior metrics reported across 17 reviewed studies.
• Compare measurement tools for food literacy and nutritional literacy constructs used in the included research.
• Identify gaps in the literature regarding the multidimensional nature of food literacy, as noted in the review's results.

Strengths

• Follows PRISMA 2020 systematic review protocol, ensuring a structured methodology.
• Quality assessment performed using the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Quality Criteria Checklist.
• Searches conducted across two major databases (MEDLINE/PubMed and Scopus) yielding 1,491 initial records.

Limitations

• Very small core dataset of only 17 included studies for synthesis.
• Heterogeneity of measurement tools across studies limits conclusive comparisons.
• File size is 21.1 KB, indicating a summary document, not a primary data repository.

Provenance

Source

Eva-Maria Steinke via figshare.

Collection Method

Systematic literature review following PRISMA 2020 protocol, with searches in MEDLINE and Scopus.

Time Range

Review covers literature up to the search date; specific temporal range of included studies is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

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