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despite prolific research topic studies evaluating nutrition literacy arab world scant still nonexistent kingdom saudi arabia therefore national study launched aim 1 assess nutrition literacy among saudi adolescents aged 1019 years old 2 determine correlates crosssectional study launched across saudi provinces 29 april 6 june 2022 enrolling convenience sample 2115 adolescents mean age 168 25 girls 487 online selfadministered questionnaire disseminated eligible participants collect relevant data study findings showed nearly half adolescents 446 poor nutrition literacy male gender doubled risk adolescents poor nutrition literacy 20 ci 1525 p 0001 northern border residents 14 times likely nutritionally illiterate contrast adolescents residing riyadh 140 ci 73280 p 0001 adolescents likely nutritionally illiterate underweight overweight 27 ci 1647 p 0001 22 ci 1729 p 0001 school students 2 times risk poor nutrition literacy contrast enrolled universities 18 ci 1424 p 0001 nutrition illiteracy 4 times higher among adolescents caregivers else parents 39 ci 2269 p 0001 parental education level also contributed determining adolescents nutrition literacy status become essential courage development supportive school environments saudi arabia promote nutrition education improve adolescents nutrition literacy without doubt calls taking holistic approach part education health ministries nutrition professionals educators parents importantly teenagers must desire motivation learn