With the TV landscape so full of mouthwatering cooking shows, flipping channels can seem like a trip through food-porn paradise. Unfortunately, using these shows to cook by can backfire on you.eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],\’mensjournal_com-under_first_paragraph\’,\’ezslot_4\’,159,\’0\’,\’0\’]));
<!– –>A new Cornell study found that viewers who used TV recipes to create dishes from scratch weighed an average of 11 pounds more than those who watched just for fun. They were also heavier than home cooks who used cookbooks, online recipes, or personal recommendations to make their dishes.
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