Scientists praise Jamie Oliver food courses

Cookery courses launched by TV chef, Jamie Oliver, have been praised by scientists for improve people’s eating habits.

People who took part in Oliver’s Ministry of Food courses increased the amount of fruit and vegetables they ate, halved the number of snacks, and became more confident about cooking, says an independent study. Oliver said teaching people to cook “really works and really does make a huge difference”.

Nutritionists say the findings, which were published in the Public Health Nutrition journal, show that people will make healthier food choices if they improve their cooking skills with a back-to-basics approach.