Ada L. García|Rebecca Reardon|Matthew McDonald|Elisa J. Vargas-García
Community Interventions to Improve Cooking Skills and Their Effects on Confidence and Eating Behaviour
Glasgow Royal Infirmary|University of Glasgow|CARE Canada|Glasgow Royal Infirmary|University of Glasgow|University of Leeds
communitybased interventions aiming improve cooking skills popular strategy promote healthy eating reviewed current evidence effectiveness interventions different confidence aspects fruit vegetable intakeevaluation cooking programmes consistently report increased confidence cooking skills adults across different age groups settings effectiveness programmes modifying eating behaviour less consistent small increases selfreported consumption fruit vegetables also described lack large samples randomization control groups longterm evaluation methodological limitations evidence reviewedcooking skill interventions positive effect food literacy particularly improving confidence cooking fruit vegetable consumption vulnerable lowsocieconomic groups gaining benefits consistency across study designs delivery evaluation outcomes short long terms warranted draw clearer conclusions cooking programmes contributing improve diet health