ArticlePublic health nutrition2020
More frequent cooking at home is associated with higher Healthy Eating Index-2015 score.
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113 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 220 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Cooking, Food Agency and Pro- Health Behavior.Current environmental health reports · 2026Review
- Modern Home Cooking Practices, the Role of New Media, and Implications for Culinary Medicine: A Qualitative Study Among Mothers With Low Income.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2026Article
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- Impact of a culinary medicine intervention on diet and health metrics in patients with type 2 diabetes and elevated body mass index.PloS one · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the association between cooking frequency and Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015, overall and by income, among US adults.
designCross-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.
settingNationally representative survey data from the USA.
participantsAdults 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).
resultsCompared 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.
conclusionsMore 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.
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