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New research has studied the effects of a seven-week healthy cooking course.
一项新的研究探索了七周健康烹饪课程的效果。
Academics measured the program's effect on cooking confidence and self-perceived mental health.
学者们测量了该项目对烹饪自信和自我认知心理健康的影响。
Researchers also measured participants' overall satisfaction around cooking and diet-related behaviors.
研究人员还测量了参与者对烹饪和饮食相关行为的总体满意度。
What were the findings? Course participants saw significant improvements in general health.
调查结果是什么呢？课程参与者的总体健康状况有了显著改善。
They also reported improved mental health and subjective vitality immediately after the program.
他们还报告说，在项目结束后，他们的心理健康和主观活力都得到了改善。
These benefits remained six months after the completion of the course.
这些好处在课程结束后六个月仍然存在。
What caused these improvements?
是什么带来了这些改善呢？
Researchers have previously found a link between eating more fruits and vegetables, and improved longer term mental health.
研究人员此前发现，多吃水果和蔬菜与改善长期心理健康之间存在联系。
This would imply that the participants in the current study may have felt better due to improved diet.
这意味着目前研究中的参与者可能因为饮食的改善而感觉更好。
However, the study showed participants mental health improved even if their reported diet did not change after completing the program.
然而，研究表明，即使参与者的饮食在完成项目后没有改变，他们的心理健康状况也有所改善。
Also, the mental health benefits were equal among participants who were overweight or obese, and those in a healthy weight range.
此外，在超重或肥胖的参与者和体重正常的参与者中，心理健康的益处是相同的。
This suggests a link between cooking confidence and satisfaction around cooking, and mental health benefits.
这表明烹饪自信、烹饪满意度和心理健康之间存在联系。
Who benefits most from learning to cook? Gender plays a part.
谁从学习烹饪中获益最多？性别也有影响。
At the start of the program, 77 per cent of female participants were confident about cooking, but just 23 per cent of males were confident.
在项目开始时，77%的女性参与者对烹饪有信心，但只有23%的男性有信心。
At the end of the program, cooking confidence and skills were equal across both counterparts.
在节目结束时，两个群体的参与者的烹饪信心和技巧不相上下。
This change in confidence could lead to a gender balance in home cooking.
这种信心的变化可能会导致家庭烹饪中的性别平衡。
This in turn could reduce consumption of unhealthy, high-calorie processed meals.
这反过来又可以减少不健康、高热量加工食品的消费。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答19 - 21题。
Question 19: What do we learn about the benefits the participants gained from the healthy cooking course?
问题19. 关于参与者从健康烹饪课程中获得的好处，我们了解到什么？
Question 20: What do the new research findings suggest about mental health benefits?
问题20. 关于心理健康的益处，新的研究结果表明了什么？
Question 21: What plays a role in determining who benefits most from learning to cook?
问题21. 什么因素决定了谁从学习烹饪中获益最多？
