Television programmes about cooking, famous chefs and their dishes are very popular among both young and old. Research conducted at the universities of Antwerp and Leuven has now shown that cooking programmes aimed specifically at children often feature unhealthy dishes. But the study also found that seeing good examples on screen encourages children to eat more healthily.
“We already knew from a small number of international studies that dishes prepared by famous television chefs tend not to score very well in terms of healthiness,” says Prof. Charlotte De Backer, associated with the Department of Communication Sciences at the University of Antwerp. “We now explored this issue in programmes aimed specifically at children. ...
