Food neophobia and liking for fruits and vegetables are not related to excess weight in Italian children

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 40, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 125-131

  Laureati, Monica ^a   Bertoli, Simona ^a   Bergamaschi, Valentina ^a   Leone, Alessandro ^a   Lewandowski, Lidia ^a   Giussani, Barbara ^b   Battezzati, Alberto ^a   Pagliarini, Ella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Childhood; Fruits and vegetables; Obesity; Willingness to taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908432636     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.09.008     Document Type: Article

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