Food neophobia

Urban Farm DB summary

Food neophobia is a fear of new things, referring specifically to a child's tendency to reject unfamiliar foods. About two-thirds of the variation is attributed to genetics, with psychosocial factors (observing parents' food preferences) and heightened bitterness sensitivity (supertasters) also implicated. Effective strategies include offering non-food rewards for trying new foods, parental modeling, and repeated exposure (acceptance may require around 15 tries), while pressure or punishment worsens the problem.

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• 0.67 proportion

  heritability proportion(food neophobia)

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  twin/heritability studies (approx. two-thirds)

• 15 trials

  exposures needed for acceptance(food neophobia)

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  repeated exposure to new food

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