Promoting healthy cooking patterns in China: Analysis of consumer clusters and the evolution of cooking pattern trends.

ABSTRACT: Cooking methods can change the composition of foods and have important effects on human health. The Chinese people have developed many distinct and unique cooking methods. However, the daily cooking patterns of Chinese people and the characteristics and evolution of trends in cooking patterns commonly used by Chinese consumers remain unclear. The objective of this study was to identify the major cooking patterns and discuss their effects on human health, as well as to identify the cooking pattern consumer clusters and the evolution of trends in Chinese consumer cooking patterns. From March to June 2021, this study interviewed 4,710 residents in Eastern China regarding the consumption frequency of each cooking method when food is prepared at home or when eating out. Exploratory factor analy

SUBMITTER: Liang CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10650978 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature