The role of familiarity in dietary development

Developmental Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-44

  Aldridge, Victoria ^a   Dovey, Terence M ^b   Halford, Jason C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's eating behaviour; Cognitive development; Exposure to foods; Familiarity; Flavour flavour learning; Food choice; Food neophobia; Food preference; Parental influence; Sensory decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749104148     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2008.11.001     Document Type: Review

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