Enjoyment of Tactile Play Is Associated with Lower Food Neophobia in Preschool Children

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1134-1140

  Coulthard, Helen ^a   Thakker, Dipti ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exposure; Food neophobia; Fruits and vegetables; Sensory processing; Tactile

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

GELATIN;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PHOBIC DISORDERS; POTATO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; TOUCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; GELATIN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TOUCH;

EID: 84937630648     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.02.020     Document Type: Article

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