These statistics point to the complexities surrounding the lack of health/nutrition literacy and reveal the degree to which they are embedded in the social structure and interconnected with other problems. Among these problems are the lack of information about food choices, a lack of understanding of nutritional information and its application to individual circumstances, limited or difficult access to healthful foods, and a range of cultural influences and socioeconomic constraints such as low levels of education and high levels of poverty that decrease opportunities for healthful eating and living. COUNT 5
QSN1 What did the studies show there was a lack of understanding of by the population? ANS1 nutritional information QSN2 The studies indicated that there was a lack of information in the area about what kind of choice? ANS2 food QSN3 What was found to be limited or at least difficult to get access to in the studied region? ANS3 healthful foods QSN4 What kind of constraint was found to have a significant effect on the nutritional literacy? ANS4 socioeconomic QSN5 Aside from large people living in poverty, what else is considered a socioeconomic constraint that resulted in a decrease in opportunity for healthy food choices? ANS5 low levels of education