Cooking

"Cooking" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

Definition | Details | More General Concepts | Related Concepts | More Specific Concepts

The art or practice of preparing food. It includes the preparation of special foods for diets in various diseases.

Descriptor ID	D003296
MeSH Number(s)	J01.576.423.200.200
Concept/Terms	Cooking Cooking Cookery

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cooking".

Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Industry [J01.576]
Food Industry [J01.576.423]
Food Handling [J01.576.423.200]
Cooking [J01.576.423.200.200]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Cooking".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cooking".

Cooking
Cookbooks as Topic

publications

Timeline | Most Recent

This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cooking" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cooking" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 11 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2015 and 2018 and 2021

To see the data from this visualization as text, click here.

Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	0	1	1
2015	2	0	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	0	1	1
2021	2	0	2
2023	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cooking" by people in Profiles.

Finkelstein A, Budd MA, Gray BE, Mirsky J, Tirosh A, Polak R. Personalized Culinary Medicine: Qualitative Analyses of Perceptions from Participants in Action and Contemplation Stages of Change Through a One-Year Bi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 16; 17(4).

View in: PubMed
Polak R, Finkelstein A, Budd MA, Gray BE, Robinson H, Silver JK, Faries MD, Tirosh A. Expectations from a Home Cooking Program: Qualitative Analyses of Perceptions from Participants in "Action" and "Contemplation" Stages of Change, before Entering a Bi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2023 Apr 26; 15(9).

View in: PubMed
Burns MJ, Renk JS, Eickholt DP, Gilbert AM, Hattery TJ, Holmes M, Anderson N, Waters AJ, Kalambur S, Flint-Garcia SA, Yandeau-Nelson MD, Annor GA, Hirsch CN. Predicting moisture content during maize nixtamalization using machine learning with NIR spectroscopy. Theor Appl Genet. 2021 Nov; 134(11):3743-3757.

View in: PubMed
Silver JK, Finkelstein A, Minezaki K, Parks K, Budd MA, Tello M, Paganoni S, Tirosh A, Polak R. The Impact of a Culinary Coaching Telemedicine Program on Home Cooking and Emotional Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nutrients. 2021 Jul 05; 13(7).

View in: PubMed
Philippou E, Polak R, Michunovich A, York M, Faieta JM, Hirsch MA, Heyn PC. Food for Thought: Basic Nutrition Recommendations for the Mature Brain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 08; 100(8):1581-1583.

View in: PubMed
Polak R, Pober D, Finkelstein A, Budd MA, Moore M, Silver JK, Phillips EM. Innovation in medical education: a culinary coaching tele-nutrition training program. Med Educ Online. 2018 Dec; 23(1):1510704.

View in: PubMed
Polak R, Tirosh A, Livingston B, Pober D, Eubanks JE, Silver JK, Minezaki K, Loten R, Phillips EM. Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Home Cooking: Current Evidence and Future Potential. Curr Diab Rep. 2018 09 14; 18(10):99.

View in: PubMed
Polak R, Pober DM, Budd MA, Silver JK, Phillips EM, Abrahamson MJ. Improving patients' home cooking - A case series of participation in a remote culinary coaching program. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2017 Aug; 42(8):893-896.

View in: PubMed
Polak R, Sforzo GA, Dill D, Phillips EM, Moore M. Credentialed Chefs as Certified Wellness Coaches: Call for Action. Eat Behav. 2015 Dec; 19:65-7.

View in: PubMed
Monlezun DJ, Kasprowicz E, Tosh KW, Nix J, Urday P, Tice D, Sarris L, Harlan TS. Medical school-based teaching kitchen improves HbA1c, blood pressure, and cholesterol for patients with type 2 diabetes: Results from a novel randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2015 Aug; 109(2):420-6.

View in: PubMed

People

Explore

Similar Concepts

Top Journals

The Thomas Jefferson University web site, its contents and programs, is provided for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice nor is it intended to create any physician-patient relationship. Please remember that this information should not substitute for a visit or a consultation with a health care provider. The views or opinions expressed in the resources provided do not necessarily reflect those of Thomas Jefferson University, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, or the Jefferson Health System or staff.
Please read our Privacy Statement