{"id":2873,"date":"2021-05-31T09:32:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T09:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/ie\/?p=2873"},"modified":"2021-05-31T09:32:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T09:32:42","slug":"home-cooking-decreases-the-risk-of-early-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/ie\/2021\/05\/31\/home-cooking-decreases-the-risk-of-early-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Cooking Decreases the Risk of Early Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Home cooking brings the family together and saves money. New research shows it\u2019s healthier than eating out regularly. Let\u2019s take a closer look at what it takes to get the most out of home cooking and how to improve choices when eating out.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Eating out is usually less nutritious<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The percentage of meals eaten outside of the home has roughly doubled since the 1970s while eating out keeps getting more popular. Even though some restaurants offer good choices, the dietary quality of meals away from home, especially from fast-food<\/a> chains, is usually lower compared with meals cooked at home. Meals away from home tend to be higher in calories, fat, and sodium, but lower in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fibre and antioxidants.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmerging, although still limited, evidence suggests that eating out frequently is associated with increased risk of chronic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes and biomarkers of other chronic diseases. However, little is known about the association between eating meals away from home and risk of mortality,\u201d said lead investigator Wei Bao, MD, PhD.<\/p>\n

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Meals away from home tend to be higher in calories, fat, and sodium. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Researchers from University of Iowa decided to investigate if this lower average quality of restaurant food has an impact on health and mortality. They analysed questionnaire data from over 35,000 adults that explored dietary habits<\/a> including frequency of eating meals prepared away from home. The data was linked to death records, especially with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and cancer mortality.<\/p>\n

Home cooking most of your meals is healthier<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Researchers adjusted results for age, sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, dietary and lifestyle factors, and body mass index to get a clearer picture. They found that participants who ate 2 or more meals per day away from home were at a much higher risk of mortality compared with those who only ate fewer than 1 meal per week away from home.<\/p>\n