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cooking: References & Edit History

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Article History

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Invalidated site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Psychosocial Benefits of Cooking Interventions: A Systematic Review. Oct 27, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Psychosocial Benefits of Cooking Interventions: A Systematic Review. Feb 21, 2026
Media added. Feb 11, 2025
Add new Web site: BioMed Central - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - Learning cooking skills at different ages: a cross-sectional study. Jan 31, 2025
Add new Web site: UT Institute of Agriculture - Family and Consumer Sciences - Cooking Basics. Aug 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Workforce LibreTexts - Basic cooking methods. Jul 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Eufic - Why do we Cook our Food and What happens when we do? Apr 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - History of Cooking. Sep 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - How Cooking Affects the Nutrient Content of Foods. Jul 20, 2023
Add new Web site: The Spruce Eats - What is Cooking? Feb 26, 2019
Article thoroughly revised. Aug 03, 2015
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Cooking. Apr 05, 2013
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - Cooking. Sep 28, 2011
Media added. Nov 11, 2010
Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - Teens Health - Cooking Tips and Resources. May 12, 2008
Added new Web site: Good Housekeeping - Online Magazine. Aug 09, 2006
Added new Web site: Good Housekeeping - Online Magazine. Aug 09, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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