20.500.12556/DKUM-88265 The role of education in sustainable dietary patterns in Slovenia The most sustainable dietary patterns involve the consumption of plant-based (vegan) foods, excluding or reducing animal products, including meat, fish, and dairy, yet there is a lack of research on determinants of sustainable dietary patterns in central European countries. The present article aimed to examine the prevalence of sustainable dietary practices and attitudes among the Slovenian public and to investigate the role of education in fostering sustainable dietary patterns. We analyzed a representative national sample of Slovenians, with data gathered in 2019 (ISSP/Slovenian Public Opinion; N = 1079; 51.2% females). The results indicate that most Slovenians do not have sustainable dietary practices or attitudes with regard to health, the environment, animals, and dietary minorities. One in four Slovenians consume meat at least once per day and one in two consume meat three to six times per week. In addition, 78.2% of Slovenians consume milk at least three times per week; more than half consume milk daily or more often. Fish consumption is the least frequent among the three food groups. At least two-thirds of Slovenians also hold attitudes that are low in sustainability. Results also show that, after controlling for confounding variables, higher educational level emerged as an independent predictor of lower meat consumption, but not of lower fish or milk consumption. Furthermore, those in the lowest educational group are significantly less likely to hold sustainable attitudes than those in the higher educational group. Finally, current student status only decreases meat consumption. Since our results show an educational gradient in meat consumption and attitudes, public health and environmental campaigns should focus on the less-educated groups, encouraging them to reduce meat intake and fostering more sustainable attitudes. dietary patterns education sustainability attitudes meat animals trajnostna prehrana izobrazba trajnost stališča meso živali true true true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2024-04-12 12:53:50 2024-04-12 12:53:53 2024-04-13 04:09:32 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 str. 1-14 iss. 23 Vol. 13 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno apc 2021-09-23 2021-11-19 2021-11-25 374:502.131.1:612.39 90130435 10.3390/su132313036 2071-1050 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/23/13036 1 fe8c8d28-f8ba-11ee-a0d6-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=178446 RAZ_Kirbis_Andrej_2021.pdf RAZ_Kirbis_Andrej_2021.pdf 1 1C667783DFB0862CC64D566D2C4DB217 d39e9bad3a317296de4c21e68ad9ed458d4f9a86ae83028cccff644de9216399 7178fed0-f8bb-11ee-a0d6-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=178447 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0