Cluster-Based Evaluation of Dietary Guideline Adherence and Food Literacy Among Adolescents: Implications for Tailored Diets

Adolescent diet quality appears to be associated with behavioral, cultural, and competency-related factors. These findings suggest that cluster-specific strategies-such as fat-sugar-sodium reduction, promotion of low-sodium and diverse diets, and maintenance of balanced-dietary patterns-may support tailored school- and community-based nutrition programs and inform further longitudinal and intervention research.