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Title: Self-Perceived Cooking Skills in Emerging Adulthood Predict Better Dietary Behaviors and Intake 10 Years Later: A Longitudinal Study

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2018

ISSN: 14994046

DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.01.021

PMID: 29525525

Abstract: OBJECTIVE To determine whether perceived cooking skills in emerging adulthood predicts better nutrition a decade later. METHODS Data were collected as part of the Project Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults longitudinal study. Participants reported on adequacy of cooking skills in 2002-2003 (age 18-23 years) and subsequently reported on nutrition-related outcomes in 2015-2016 (age 30-35 years) (n = 1,158). Separate regression models were used to examine associations between cooking skills at age 18-23 years and each subsequent outcome. RESULTS One fourth of participants described their cooking skills as very adequate at 18-23 years, with no statistically significant differences by sociodemographic characteristics. Reports of very adequate cooking skills at age 18-23 years predicted better nutrition-related outcomes 10 years later, such as more frequent preparation of meals including vegetables (P < .001) and less frequent fast food consumption (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Developing adequate cooking skills by emerging adulthood may have long-term benefits for nutrition over a decade later. Ongoing and new interventions to enhance cooking skills during adolescence and emerging adulthood are warranted but require strong evaluation designs that observe young people over a number of years.

Url: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29525525

Url: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC6086120

Url: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1499404618300861

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Authors: Utter, Jennifer; Larson, Nicole I; Laska, Melissa Nelson; Winkler, Megan R.; Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne

Periodical (Full): Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Issue: 5

Volume: 50

Pages: 494-500

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