ArticlePublic health nutrition2018
Prevalence of food neophobia in pre-school children from southern Poland and its association with eating habits, dietary intake and anthropometric parameters: a cross-sectional study.
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- Food Neophobia in Children Aged 1-6 Years-Between Disorder and Autonomy: Assessment of Food Preferences and Eating Patterns.Nutrients · 2024Article
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- Factors Impacting the Reduction in Neophobia Prevalence in Phenylketonuria Patients.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Food Behaviour and Metabolic Characteristics of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Relationship to Glycaemic Control.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Complementary Feeding Methods, Feeding Problems, Food Neophobia, and Picky Eating among Polish Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Food Neophobia Occurrence in Children: A Study Carried out in Italy.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Infant Complementary Feeding Methods and Subsequent Occurrence of Food Neophobia-A Cross-Sectional Study of Polish Children Aged 2-7 Years.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe present study aimed to assess the prevalence of food neophobia in pre-school children and its association with eating habits, dietary intake and anthropometric parameters.
designCross-sectional survey performed in 2012-2013. The Child Food Neophobia Scale (CFNS) adapted by Wardle, Carnell and Cooke was used to assess the level of food neophobia. Dietary intake was measured using an FFQ and dietary records from three days. Anthropometric measurements were taken to determine children's nutritional status and BMI was computed based on Polish growth charts. Wilcoxon's rank test and Pearson's rank-correlation coefficient were applied to compare the level of food neophobia and frequency of consumption of food products and nutrient intakes.
settingKindergartens in southern Poland located in or near Cracow. SUBJECTS: Three hundred and twenty-five pre-school children and their parents.
resultsLow neophobia was observed in 12·3 % and high neophobia in 10·8 % of the children examined. Children with a high level of neophobia were significantly less likely (P<0·05) to eat eggs, raw or cooked vegetables and legumes, whereas they tended to eat sweets and snacks more frequently; these foodstuffs were also eaten more often between meals. Because the neophobic children ate vegetables very rarely, their intakes of vitamin C (36 % of RDA) and thiamin (84 % of RDA) were far below the norms. No differences in anthropometric parameters according to level of food neophobia were observed.
conclusionsHigh levels of neophobia are associated with diet variation and may enhance the risk of nutritional deficiencies in children.
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