3．New research from Edith Cowan University（ECU）has found being confident in the kitchen is not only good for your taste buds，it's also good for your mental health.
In total，657 participants undertook the seven-week healthy cooking course.Researchers found those who participated in the program saw significant improvements in general health，mental health and subjective vitality immediately after the program which remained six months after completing the course，when compared to the study's control group.
"Improving people's diet quality can be a preventive strategy to stop or slow the rise in poor mental health，obesity and other health disorders，" Dr Joanna Rees said. "Future health programs should continue to prioritise the barriers to healthy eating such as poor food environments and time restrictions，while placing greater emphasis on the value of healthy eating via quick and easy home-cooked meals，rich in fruit and vegetables and avoiding processed convenience foods."
The Institute has previously found a link between eating more fruits and vegetables，and improved longer term mental health in a larger study collecting more complex dietary data，implying the participants in the current study may have felt better due to improved diet.However，the study showed participants' mental health improved despite their reported diet not being found to have changed after completing the program.
At the start of the program，77 per cent of participants who' identified as female claimed to be confident about cooking，compared to just 23 per cent of those who identified as male.But at the end of the program，cooking confidence and cooking skills were equal across both groups.
This change in confidence could see change to the household food environment by reducing the gender prejudice and leading to a gender balance in home cooking.This in turn may help to overcome some of the barriers presented by not knowing how to cook，such as easing the time limits which can lead to ready-made meals which are high in energy but low in nutritional value.
（1）What can we learn from what Dr Joanna Rees said？
A．Processed convenience foods benefit people.
B．Time restrictions lead to healthy eating.
C．He thinks it urgent to improve people's diet quality.
D．Home-cooked meals are better choices.
（2）What is the benefit of eating more fruit and vegetables？
A．Better mental health.
B．Improved memories.
C．Losing weight.
D．Increasing creativity.
（3）How did researchers know cooking can increase confidence？
A．By answering questions.
B．By making contrasts.
C．By giving examples.
D．By analyzing causes.
（4）What is a suitable title for the text？
A．Is the Kitchen Revolution Important？
B．Learning Cooking Course Turns Popular
C．Healthy Home Cooking Equals a Healthy Mind
D．Being Confident in the Kitchen Benefits Confidence
