An evidence-based conceptual framework of healthy cooking.

ABSTRACT: Eating out of the home has been positively associated with body weight, obesity, and poor diet quality. While cooking at home has declined steadily over the last several decades, the benefits of home cooking have gained attention in recent years and many healthy cooking projects have emerged around the United States. The purpose of this study was to develop an evidence-based conceptual framework of healthy cooking behavior in relation to chronic disease prevention. A systematic review of the literature was undertaken using broad search terms. Studies analyzing the impact of cooking behaviors across a range of disciplines were included. Experts in the field reviewed the resulting constructs in a small focus group. The model was developed from the extant literature on the subject with 59 stu

SUBMITTER: Raber M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4929050 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature