Cooking shows may help pack on the pounds. Cooking shows have become exceedingly popular and the offerings come in all different flavors. But your die-hard watching of the latest cooking show may be helping you gain weight according to a new study out this week. “The study involved 500 women, aged 20 to 35. Participants filled out online surveys that included questions about their height and weight, and whether they preferred to cook from scratch or turn to books and television shows for inspiration. Then they categorized women into doers and viewers. Doers were women who watched the shows and then cooked from scratch and viewers watched shows but did not cook. Doers were, on average, 11 pounds heavier than viewers.” The researchers point out that the recipes on these shows are often geared more at entertaining, which means they’re often loaded with carbs and fat and may come in large portions. According to the authors, “If you want to make what you see on those shows, tune into the healthier cooking shows, or take the recipes you like and make them healthier. Make sure the portion sizes are correct and maybe save those special fried Oreo cookies for the special occasions.”

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