Yorulmaz Demir, Deniz SümeyyeDurmuş Sarıkahya, Selma2024-12-102024-12-102024http://dx.doi.org/10.5336/medsci.2024-101809https://hdl.handle.net/11494/5158Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate nutritional literacy and related factors among high school students studying in the center of a province in Türkiye. Material and Methods: The population of this descriptive-cross-sectional study consisted of high school students studying in a city center. The data were collected on a voluntary basis between the 1st and 31st of May 2022. The research was completed with 1,793 high school students. The “Personal Information Form” and “Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale” were used as data collection tools. Results: It was concluded that 73% of the students skipped meals, 25.1% did not receive any nutrition-related training, and 49.1% consumed fast food 2-3 times a week or every day. While the body mass index of 65.5% of the students was within the normal range, it was determined that 16.5% were underweight, 14.3% were overweight and 3.7% were obese. It was concluded that being female, being in the 11th and 12th grade, not smoking, following nutrition-related blogs and pages on social media, and receiving nutrition-related education were the determinants of the Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale, which variables predicted 35% of the scale score. Conclusion: It was concluded that there are various negative problems and deficiencies in the nutrition of students. In line with these findings, information should be given about nutrition, taking into account the importance of balanced and regular nutrition in protecting and improving health and preventing diseases, and awareness on the importance of balanced and regular nutrition should be increased.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessAdolescentDescriptive-Sectional StudyLiteracyNutritionArticle44312213110.5336/medsci.2024-101809Q4