Modifying children’s food preferences: The effects of exposure and reward on acceptance of an unfamiliar vegetable

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 341-348

  Wardle, J ^a   Herrera, M L ^a   Cooke, L ^a   Gibson, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Exposure; Food acceptance; Reward; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PEPPER; PREDICTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZATION; REWARD; SWEETNESS; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; REWARD; VEGETABLES;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 0037324338     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601541     Document Type: Article

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