A Call for Culinary Skills Education in Childhood Obesity-Prevention Interventions: Current Status and Peer Influences

Nelson, Sarah; Corbin, Marilyn A.; Nickols‐Richardson, Sharon M.

doi:10.1016/j.jand.2013.05.002

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“…This study also suggested that participating in food preparation during emerging adulthood predicts better dietary habits in mid-to-late twenties (Laska et al, 2012). There is no shortage of evidence suggesting that culinary skills may lead to improved diet quality and many feel that teaching adolescents to cook may reduce obesity (Nelson et al, 2013).…”

Section: The Importance Of Culinary Skills For Healthful Eatingmentioning

confidence: 66%

“…Cooking and home economics classes are no longer formally taught in most schools. Many believe that this decline represents a sociodemographic shift marked by changes in family structure, women in the workforce, and time constraints (Nelson, Corbin, & Nickols-Richardson, 2013). Cost and convenience of food are weighted more than ever before as predictors of food choice.…”

Section: The Importance Of Culinary Skills For Healthful Eatingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One reason for this research gap is the lack of a reliable, standardized cooking skills scale. Measurements of cooking skills are subject to cultural and traditional influences as well as personal preferences and eating habits (Nelson et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Peers serve as influential role models as adolescents spend increasingly more time together, and research has shown that personal interests, values, goals, and commitments are strongly impacted by the beliefs of peers (Nelson et al, 2013). Recently social norms have been linked with adolescent obesity and eating patterns because groups of peers tend to adopt similar behaviors.…”

Section: Perceived Social and Peer Influencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Few studies have explored the association between social norms and culinary habits in adolescents (Nelson et al, 2013). Liquori, Koch, Ruth Contento, & Castle (1998) suggested that preparing and eating foods in a positive social context may enhance food preferences and familiarity with healthy foods.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Multicultural Nutrition and Culinary Intervention for Middle School Students: Pink and Dude Chefs, Phase 2

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The prevalence of adolescent obesity in the United States has more than quadrupled in the past 30 years, growing from 5% to nearly 21% in 12-19 year olds. Although obesity has many interrelated causes, a lack of knowledge and practical skill to prepare healthy food from scratch is an important factor. Research indicates that nutrition and culinary interventions based on behavioral change theories may improve mediators of healthful eating in adolescents. Pink and Dude Chefs, Phase 2, an eight-week after-school nutrition and culinary intervention targeted towards middle school students in a predominantly low-income, Hispanic community, was developed and evaluated. The curriculum called "Around the World" was designed to enhance knowledge and cooking skills through a multicultural approach. Participants learned about the food culture and customs of a different country each week and then created a recipe of that country from scratch. Research assistants from California Polytechnic State University implemented the lessons. The program took place at Mesa Middle School in Arroyo Grande, CA over two consecutive academic quarters, Fall 2013 and Winter 2014. Participants were 16 seventhand eighth-grade students aged 12-14. The program consisted of 8 lessons that were divided into a classroom-based learning portion and a kitchen-based cooking portion. A pre-and post-intervention survey was developed to assess change in self-efficacy for cooking, cooking skills, nutrition knowledge, outcome expectancies, and perceived social and family norms. Paired t-tests indicated that participants demonstrated a significant increase in nutrition knowledge (P<0.0001) and cooking skills (P=0.02) after participation in Pink and Dude Chefs, Phase 2. Empowering youth by improving food-related knowledge and skills is an important step toward improving the health of our nation. Further research is needed to examine how nutrition and culinary interventions may impact long-term health promoting behaviors.v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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Section: The Importance Of Culinary Skills For Healthful Eatingmentioning

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Section: The Importance Of Culinary Skills For Healthful Eatingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Importance Of Culinary Skills For Healthful Eatingmentioning

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confidence: 99%

Section: Perceived Social and Peer Influencementioning

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A Multicultural Nutrition and Culinary Intervention for Middle School Students: Pink and Dude Chefs, Phase 2

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Family-Centered Interventions for Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Obesity in Hispanic Families: A Systematic Review

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Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Home Cooking: Current Evidence and Future Potential

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Consumption of home-cooked food is linked to healthier nutrition and decreased risk of diabetes. Further, home cooking interventions have a short-term positive impact on nutritional intake of both children and adults, and on diabetes prevention. Well-designed randomized controlled studies are needed to rigorously evaluate the long-term impact of home cooking interventions on cooking behavior, dietary intake, diabetes, and healthcare costs. Culinary education is an emerging field that aims to change nutrition education paradigms. Clinicians can empower patients to adopt home cooking by role modeling home cooking themselves, including home cooking content in their medical encounters, and through comprehensive lifestyle medicine interventions.

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A Call for Culinary Skills Education in Childhood Obesity-Prevention Interventions: Current Status and Peer Influences

Cited by 82 publications

References 44 publications

A Multicultural Nutrition and Culinary Intervention for Middle School Students: Pink and Dude Chefs, Phase 2

A Multicultural Nutrition and Culinary Intervention for Middle School Students: Pink and Dude Chefs, Phase 2

Family-Centered Interventions for Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Obesity in Hispanic Families: A Systematic Review

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Home Cooking: Current Evidence and Future Potential

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