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Short cooking classes can have a long-term impact on healthy eating, a study suggests.
Questioning of parents who took part in government-funded courses in Scotland showed they ate more fruit and vegetables and fewer ready meals a year later.
Participants were also more confident about following a simple recipe.
The University of Glasgow researchers said refresher courses would boost the effects further.
There are numerous locally-funded programmes to improve cooking and nutrition skills around the UK but, until now, there has been little data on any long-term effects.
The study looked at courses lasting between four and eight weeks for parents of pre-school children.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21478156
Questioning of parents who took part in government-funded courses in Scotland showed they ate more fruit and vegetables and fewer ready meals a year later.
Participants were also more confident about following a simple recipe.
The University of Glasgow researchers said refresher courses would boost the effects further.
There are numerous locally-funded programmes to improve cooking and nutrition skills around the UK but, until now, there has been little data on any long-term effects.
The study looked at courses lasting between four and eight weeks for parents of pre-school children.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21478156