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May 16, 2026BMC Public HealthOpen Access

The relationship between digital healthy diet literacy, physical activity, and health literacy: a community-based study

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SÇSabanur ÇavdarZAZeynep Meva AltaşMSMehmet Akif Sezerol

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Overview

Cross-sectional study examines health literacy and physical activity in adults, suggesting broader intervention strategies are needed.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore the connections between health literacy, digital healthy diet literacy, and physical activity in adults.
  • Cross-sectional community-based design
  • Included 1,047 adults aged 18–65 from different socioeconomic backgrounds in Istanbul, Türkiye
  • Used correlation analyses and binary logistic regression to assess associations among health literacy and physical activity levels.
  • Moderate positive correlation between health literacy and digital healthy diet literacy (r = 0.488, p < 0.001)
  • 46.6% of participants had low physical activity levels
  • Higher health literacy was linked to lower likelihood of moderate-to-high physical activity (OR = 0.970, p < 0.001).

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Çavdar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a080a9fa487c87a6a40c82fhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27722-5
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