Increasing food familiarity without the tears. A role for visual exposure?

Appetite

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 832-838

  Heath, Philippa ^a   Houston Price, Carmel ^a   Kennedy, Orla B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Food preferences; Fruit and vegetables; Picture books; Visual exposure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; FAMILIARITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; NEOPHOBIA; TASTE; VEGETABLE; VISUAL FEEDBACK; VISUAL MEMORY;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTS; TASTE; VEGETABLES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 80955137401     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.05.315     Document Type: Article

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