Analysis of housewives’ knowledge levels and behaviors toward food waste and sustainable nutrition

https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.2023.1.3

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Level of knowledge, Housewife, Food waste, Sustainable nutrition, Turkiye

Abstract

This article aims to reveal the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of hou-sewives living in Turkiye about food waste and sustainable nutrition. This study was conducted with 90 housewives between the ages of 25-65 from Turkey using the survey method. According to the research results; 24% of the participants stated that they waste food, while 53% stated that they do it sometimes. A significant positive correlation was found between educati-on level and red meat and meat products, milk and dairy products and egg waste (p<0.05). Sustainable nutrition knowledge scores of the participants were found to be insufficient, with an average of 22.54 ± 3.80. A positive cor-relation was found between the amount of protein and zinc intake and the level of sustainable nutrition knowledge (p=0,027, r=0,233 and p=0,033, r=0,225). A significant and positive relationship was found between the scores of the participants in the scale of sustainable nutrition and healthy eating behaviors and their age (p=0,040, r=0,220). It has been determined that the knowledge levels of housewives about sustainable nutrition are deficient and insufficient. The issues of food waste and sustainable nutriti-on gain importance in terms of raising awareness and taking precautions for today and future generations, both economically and socioculturally.

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Published

2023-03-27

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YOUSEFİRAD SALEKİ, N., & TÜRK, M. (2023). Analysis of housewives’ knowledge levels and behaviors toward food waste and sustainable nutrition. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.2023.1.3

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): March 2023 Issue

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