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Food and Health Literacy: Food Literacy and the ACP Model to Dietary Guidance in Life Cycles

Food and Health Literacy: Food Literacy and the ACP Model to Dietary Guidance in Life Cycles

Helena Alves de Carvalho Sampaio, Lisidna Almeida Cabral
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781799888246|ISBN10: 179988824X|EISBN13: 9781799888253
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8824-6.ch012
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Sampaio, Helena Alves de Carvalho, and Lisidna Almeida Cabral. "Food and Health Literacy: Food Literacy and the ACP Model to Dietary Guidance in Life Cycles." Handbook of Research on Assertiveness, Clarity, and Positivity in Health Literacy, edited by Cristina Vaz de Almeida and Susana Ramos, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 208-223. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8824-6.ch012

APA

Sampaio, H. A. & Cabral, L. A. (2022). Food and Health Literacy: Food Literacy and the ACP Model to Dietary Guidance in Life Cycles. In C. Vaz de Almeida & S. Ramos (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Assertiveness, Clarity, and Positivity in Health Literacy (pp. 208-223). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8824-6.ch012

Chicago

Sampaio, Helena Alves de Carvalho, and Lisidna Almeida Cabral. "Food and Health Literacy: Food Literacy and the ACP Model to Dietary Guidance in Life Cycles." In Handbook of Research on Assertiveness, Clarity, and Positivity in Health Literacy, edited by Cristina Vaz de Almeida and Susana Ramos, 208-223. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8824-6.ch012

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Abstract

Food literacy is a sub-field of health literacy with a concept under construction, but corresponds to the ability to read, understand, and judge the quality of information; to seek and exchange knowledge related to the topics of food and nutrition; to buy and prepare food; to critically reflect on factors which influence personal choices about food and understand the impact of these choices on society. In turn, the ACP model is a three-factor communication model (assertiveness, clarity, and positivity) that aims to optimize education based on health literacy. The aim of this chapter is to present a proposal for food guidance which combines the foundations of the ACP model and food literacy for the different life cycles. The guidelines for each cycle were adapted to the ACP model. In conclusion, the ACP model can be applied to food literacy actions in any life cycle. However, it is worth mentioning that the professional's communicational behavior needs to be aligned with the assertiveness competence so that such actions are in fact effective.

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