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ABSTRACT: Objective
To examine the association between cooking frequency and Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015, overall and by income, among US adults.Design
Cross-sectional analysis using multivariable linear regression models to examine the association between cooking frequency and total HEI-2015 score adjusted for sociodemographic variables, overall and stratified by income.Setting
Nationally representative survey data from the USA.Participants
Adults aged ≥20 years (with 2 d of 24 h dietary recall data) obtained from the 2007 to 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n 8668).Results
Compared with cooking dinner 0-2 times/week, greater cooking frequency was associated with higher HEI-2015 score overall (≥7 times/week: +3·57 points, P < 0·001), among lower-income adults (≥7 times/week: +2·55 points, P = 0·001) and among higher-income adults (≥7 times/week: +5·07 points, P < 0·001). Overall, total HEI-2015 score was higher among adults living in households where dinner was cooked ≥7 times/week (54·54 points) compared with adults living in households where dinner was cooked 0-2 times/week (50·57 points). In households in which dinner was cooked ≥7 times/week, total HEI-2015 score differed significantly based on income status (lower-income: 52·51 points; higher-income: 57·35 points; P = 0·003). Cooking frequency was associated with significant differences in HEI-2015 component scores, but associations varied by income.Conclusions
More frequent cooking at home is associated with better diet quality overall and among lower- and higher-income adults, although the association between cooking and better diet quality is stronger among high-income adults. Strategies are needed to help lower-income Americans consume a healthy diet regardless of how frequently they cook at home.
SUBMITTER: Wolfson JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11374573 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wolfson Julia A JA Leung Cindy W CW Richardson Caroline R CR
Public health nutrition 20200110 13
<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the association between cooking frequency and Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015, overall and by income, among US adults.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional analysis using multivariable linear regression models to examine the association between cooking frequency and total HEI-2015 score adjusted for sociodemographic variables, overall and stratified by income.<h4>Setting</h4>Nationally representative survey data from the USA.<h4>Participants</h4>Adults aged ≥20 years (with ...[more]