IV. International Nutrition, Health Literacy and Education Conference

23 November 2024

Food and Nutrition Literacy

Purpose and Scope

In the coming years, food security, food supply, healthy nutrition, and food and nutrition literacy are expected to be among the most important agenda items for the development, stability, and growth of societies, as well as for the welfare and health of individuals. Raising awareness about nutrition and food literacy among people of all ages is critically important. The International Conference on Nutrition, Health Literacy, and Education, which has become a tradition, aims to present current topics and scientific data to the public with the participation of many experts from around the world and Türkiye.

Nutrition and Sustainable Approaches

When looking at the most basic requirements for protecting public health, it can be listed as ensuring that the public has access to accurate, scientific, and reliable information in the field of food and nutrition, correcting misconceptions, and enabling everyone from 7 to 70 to gain competence in nutrition and food literacy.

Conference

The Sabri Ülker Foundation for Food Research was established in 2009 to support the dissemination of information in the fields of food, nutrition, and health to the public. Through the Balanced Nutrition Education Project, implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education’s General Directorate of Basic Education, the foundation has continued to educate 7 million students, parents, and teachers in 25 provinces in Türkiye about balanced and healthy nutrition using educational and entertaining materials. Additionally, to prevent misinformation in the field of health and nutrition, the “For Accurate Science Platform” was established to share current topics and the most up-to-date scientific information with the public in an unbiased and understandable manner.
 

This year, the fourth “International Conference on Nutrition, Health Literacy, and Education” will be held with the theme “Food and Health Literacy,” discussing topics such as:

· Food and nutrition literacy in school programs

· The impact of food and nutrition literacy on diet quality and dietary decisions

· Programs and interventions addressing food and nutrition literacy among various populations

· Intuitive eating, nutrition, and food literacy

· The effects of food and nutrition literacy on sustainable health

· The impact of social media on food and nutrition literacy and dietary decisions

· Food and nutrition literacy throughout the life cycle