article_snippet: ‘naughty’ ingredients that make dishes look so tasty on TV cause us to pile on the pounds when eaten regularly at home.
article_snippet: The US researchers said that while meals made by celebrity chefs may be highly tempting, celebrity chefs are not necessarily very healthy.
article_snippet: Indeed, previous British research concluded recipes by some of our favourite cooks, including Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, to be less healthy than supermarket ready meals.
article_snippet: The chefs’ dishes contained more calories and were higher in fat but lacking in fibre.
article_snippet: Previous British research concluded recipes by some of our favourite cooks, including Jamie Oliver (pictured), Nigella Lawson and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, to be less healthy than supermarket ready meals .
article_snippet: Those that watched celebrity chefs but didn’t follow celebrity chefs recipes were no fatter than those that didn’t watch the shows.
article_snippet: In other words, the problem seems to lie in the ingredients that TV chefs encourage us to use.
article_snippet: Researcher Professor Brian Wansink said: ‘One reason for this phenomenon may be that often the recipes portrayed on TV are not the healthiest.
article_snippet: Researcher Professor Brian Wansink added that our admiration of celebrity chefs may blind our to the nutritional value of the food celebrity chefs are preparing.
article_snippet: Dr Vicky Pope, the study’s lead author, said: ‘Because many cooking shows normalise over-consumption and gratification, it comes as no surprise that viewers’ culinary habits are negatively influenced.
article_snippet: This is why it is important for cooks who enjoy watching these shows to recognise these influences and learn to modify the recipes to be more healthy or find recipes from other sources.
article_snippet: Tam Fry, of the National Obesity Forum, said Tam Fry, of the National Obesity Forum doubts whether most viewers ever attempt to make the dishes shown.
article_snippet: But those that do may not realise that the recipes can be high in fat, salt or sugar.
highlights_snippet: Recipes by Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson less healthy than ready meals .
  
highlights_snippet: Research finds chefs dishes contained more calories and were higher in fat .