Study: There’s a Healthy Reason to Stay Home Tonight

According to Harvard researchers, there's a new reason to stay in on weekends: a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. After looking at the cooking habits of more than 99,000 men and women, they found that those who are 11 to 13 homemade lunches or dinners per week had a 13 percent lower risk of developing the disease when compared to folks who ate six or fewer homemade meals per week. In fact, each lunch prepared lowered the risk by two percent. Why? Because not only are restaurant meals higher in calories than the average homecooked fare, we also tend to consume larger quantities when we're eating out. Some experts have even theorized that the fact that the food cooked in a low stress environment could be a factor, since we tend to eat more moderately when we're relaxed.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Study: There's a Healthy Reason to Stay Home Tonight According to Harvard researchers, there’s a new reason to stay in on weekends: a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. After looking at the cooking habits of more than 99,000 men and women, they found that those who ate eleven to thirteen homemade lunches or dinners per week had a 13 percent lower risk of developing the disease when compared to folks who ate six or fewer homemade meals per week. In fact, each lunch prepared lowered the risk by two percent. Why? Because not only are restaurant meals higher in calories than the average homecooked fare, we also tend to consume larger quantities when we’re eating out. Some experts have even suggested that the fact that home cooked food is made in a low stress environment is a factor, since we tend to eat more moderately when we’re relaxed. Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health More Surprising Health Benefits of Making Your Own Meals READ NOW 4 Super Important Ways to Reduce Your Diabetes Risk    READ NOW The Beginners' Guide to Cooking at Home    READ NOW The 3 Simplest Cooking Shortcuts to Cut Fat and Calories READ NOW Trending Now • Which Careers Are Best for Your Brain? • 15 Nonsense Weight Loss "Facts" Everyone Thinks Are True • Granola: Weight Loss Friend or Foe? • Sex Might Actually Reduce Migraine Pain • Quiz: How Stressful Is Your Lifestyle? • The Funniest Marathon Spectator Signs We've Ever Seen • Why Have Mastectomy Rates Tripled In the Last Ten Years? Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.