Food preparation skills and obesity risk in European children aged 6–9 years: a cross-sectional study using WHO COSI 2022–2024

Preparing meals from raw ingredients has been linked to healthier diets, while developing cooking skills in childhood may foster lifelong healthy eating habits. In its 6th round (2021–2023), the World Health Organization (WHO) European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) added questions regarding food preparation skills.