Food fussiness and food neophobia share a common etiology in early childhood

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 189-196

  Smith, Andrea D ^a   Herle, Moritz ^a   Fildes, Alison ^a   Cooke, Lucy ^a   Steinsbekk, Silje ^b   Llewellyn, Clare H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

behavioral genetics; Eating behavior; food fussiness; food neophobia; twin design

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; GENETICS; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TWINS;

FAMILY; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE;

EID: 84991516271     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12647     Document Type: Article

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