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Assessment of Social Transmission of Food Preferences Behaviors
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Cooking skills and food insecurity
Diego Monteza-Quiroz1, Andres Silva1, Maria Isabel Sactic1
1Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Ciencias de la Rehabilitación y Calidad de Vida, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile.
Plos One
|June 25, 2025
Summary
Enhanced cooking skills are linked to reduced food insecurity. Improving cooking abilities and perceptions can help combat food insecurity beyond just economic factors.
Area of Science:
- Food security and nutrition
- Sociology and public health
Background:
- Food security is defined by availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability.
- Previous research on food insecurity primarily focused on economic accessibility.
- This study investigates the under-explored dimension of food utilization through cooking skills.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the relationship between food insecurity and cooking-related variables.
- To explore how subjective and objective cooking skills influence food insecurity.
- To contribute to a broader understanding of food insecurity beyond economic factors.
Main Methods:
- Survey of 106 low-income households in Santiago, Chile.
- Measurement of food insecurity using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES).
- Construction of cooking skills indexes using principal component analysis and probit models.
Main Results:
- Individuals preparing 6-10 egg dishes had 8.4% lower food insecurity prevalence.
- Those preparing over 10 egg dishes showed a 30.5% lower prevalence.
- Negative subjective cooking perceptions were linked to an 8.8% higher food insecurity prevalence.
Conclusions:
- Cooking skills and perceptions are significant factors in food insecurity.
- Interventions to improve cooking skills may enhance food security.
- This research expands food security discussions to include utilization and cooking practices.
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