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The grills are heating up and people across America are getting ready to enjoy the kick-off of the summer and according to a recent YouGov survey, cooking and baking were voted as the first and second most popular brain exercise, respectively. Cooking beats puzzles, writing, meditation and exercise. The findings, made by YouGov, were highlighted by meal delivery subscription review website MealDeliveryExperts.
Commenting on the study, a spokesperson from MealDeliveryExperts said: “Preparing and cooking a meal is not just beneficial for our stomach, it’s also an effective way of improving our brain health. Cooking and baking are activities that sharpen our cognitive functions and provide social connection, when we prepare a meal to share with our friends and family. It can be a meditative and therapeutic process for people, as we set aside the demands of our busy lives to focus solely on following a recipe to completion. Americans have found that cooking can be a fun activity that encourages creative expression and nourishes our minds and bodies.”
Cooking is liked by over 75% of Americans, with only 5% expressing a dislike for the activity. Baby Boomers like to cook in particular, with cooking being enjoyed by 78% of the population, although cooking was ranked most popular across the study involving Generation X, Baby Boomers and Millennials.
Men favored cooking more highly than women did, as men ranked cooking their favorite cerebral activity compared to women, where baking and reading books was more popular than cooking.
While you are cooking and enjoying those delicious meals, remember, you are also exercising your brain.
Bon Appetit
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