Can the quality of the diet be linked to home food preparation? A question that has been presented and debated to look more into the subject yet only a small number of intervention trials have been made. Both Gadcia and Monlezun tried to demonstrate that there is a relationship between home food preparation and dietary quality but using different approaches to prove their point of view. In Monlezun study, the author pursued to validate the effects of the Medieterranean diet based cooking and nutrition curriculum on on the health of patients with type two diabetes by the demonstration of improved biometrics of the trials. It established a causal link relationship between home food preparation and diet quality as it observed the significant changes …show more content…
Thirsty substantiated an association link between home food preparation and dietary quality rather than a proven causal link. A comparison of the two articles will me made to point out the similarities and differences between them to have a better comprehension of the study trials.
The Monlezun study intervention use a randomized control trial to compare registered dietitian with chef, physician, and medical student-led hands on cooking and nutrition. The six-module cooking and nutrition curriculum translates the Mediterranean diet for cultural-specific kitchens across different socioeconomic levels. This study allocated patients with type two diabetes between the contro and GCCM (Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine) arms. The control group received the standard of nutrition education, referred dietitian-led Medical Nutrition Therapy, consisting of a one-time referred dietitian counseling visit with a referral opportunity to an American Diabetes Association-certified diabetes education class. The treatment group participated in the GCCM modules over 1.5 months as part of an evidence-based GCCM curriculum. This …show more content…
It is thought that greater appeal of cooking classes or recruiter bias may have contributed to the lower number of control subjects despite the very strict 1:1 randomization. (Hana I didn't know how to answer how it affected in testing the link). On the contrary, the Garcia study wasn't randomized. The nurseries were chosen based on vulnerability of children and families. This decision was followed by the choice of choosing the participants, chiefly parents or key carers who were recruited through informal 'meet and greet' sessions held by community food workers at targeted nurseries. The outcomes measured in Monlezun research were divided into biometric and psychometric results. The significance of the biometric changes in participants of the GCCM intervention compared to the control group of the trial were in the superior mean HbA1c reduction f baseline to 6 months, and in the greater reductions in the diastolic blood pressure and cholesterol. Such results allows for the testing of a causal