Background
nutritional disorders
NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
Edited by: Maria Luisa Garmendia, University of Chile, ChileReviewed by: Joanne Karam, University of Balamand, Lebanon; Maha Hoteit, Lebanese University, LebanonThis article was submitted to Public Health and Nutrition, a section of the journal Frontiers in Public HealthFood and nutrition literacy (FNLIT) is a relatively new term that is used to define the knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary to achieve a healthy diet. Improving food and nutritional literacy in children is a necessary solution to eliminate nutritional disorders in this age group. The purpose of this study was to design, implement and evaluate an intervention to improve food and nutrition literacy in children aged 10–12 years old based on an intervention mapping (IM) approach.