Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
“Researchers from the University of Washington School of Public Health have been peeking into kitchens – via interviews – for years now. They’ve just published results showing people who cook at home more often are likely to eat a healthier overall diet. “By cooking more often at home, you have a better diet at no significant cost increase, while if you go out more, you have a less healthy diet at a higher cost,” said Adam Drewnowski, director of the UW’s Center for Public Health Nutrition and senior author of “Cooking at home: A strategy to comply with U.S. dietary guidelines at no extra cost,” published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.”(more)