Food and nutrition literacy and academic performance of intermediate level students: a correlational study

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the food and nutrition literacy and academic performance of intermediate-level students. This study was conducted among intermediate-level students at Panggubatan Elementary School through a total population sampling with fifty-three respondents. Through a non-experimental quantitative descriptive-correlational research technique, an adopted survey questionnaire, Mean, Pearson-Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (Pearson-r) are the statistical tools were used. Results showed that the students' food and nutrition literacy is high while their academic performance is satisfactory. This study also revealed that there is no significant relationship between food and nutrition literacy and academic performance. This means that the level of knowledge and skills about food and nutrition does not have a measurable impact on the academic performance of the students. In other words. whether a student knows a lot or a little about food and nutrition does not significantly affect their grades or academic success. The researchers recommended that teachers continue educating students about food and nutritional concepts, as well as developing academic performance. In addition to that, future researchers may conduct longitudinal studies to track the impact of food and nutrition literacy over time.