Food and Health Literacy in Patients Awaiting Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery
This study among people living with obesity awaiting MBS suggests that food literacy is comparable, and health literacy is higher than in the general population. These findings emphasize the complexity of the aetiology of obesity due to factors that extend beyond food and health literacy.
Authors
- Anne Jacobs
- Rob A.�E.�M. Tollenaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6831-6082)
- Lies ter Beek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5058-920X)
- Hanno Pijl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-1551)
- Leontien M.G. Nijland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0227-3574)
- Ingrid HM Steenhuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0065-2776)
- Ronald S. L. Liem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0165-5995)
- Ruben N. van Veen
- Valerie M. Monpellier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3145-764X)
Institutions
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek (NL)
- Groene Hart Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Department of Health (ZA)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity Facts
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000541408
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94