ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Picky Eating in Children: A Scoping Review to Examine Its Intrinsic and Extrinsic Features and How They Relate to Identification.
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- A correlational study of adult picky eating: proposing a developmental model.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
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- Neural responsivity to food cues varies with food fussiness in adolescents.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Do Children Who Were Preschool Picky Eaters Eat Different Foods at School Lunch When Aged 13 Years Than Their Non-Picky Peers?Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
- Exploring occupational therapy practice with children who are picky eaters and their families.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2025Article
- Risk Factors and Consequences of Food Neophobia and Pickiness in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- "Improving Diet Quality of Children with Dyslipidemia Who also Exhibit Picky Eating Behaviors".Current atherosclerosis reports · 2024Review
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- Advancing assessment of responsive feeding environments and practices in child care.Journal of nutritional science · 2024Article
- Holistic acceptability of an adult levofloxacin formulation in children and adolescents on a tuberculosis preventive treatment trial.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Gap between the concerns of healthcare professionals and parents' perceptions regarding dietary habits for 18-month- and 3-year-old children in Japan.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- Supporting early childhood routines to promote cardiovascular health across the life course.Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care · 2023Article
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Abstract
The health benefits and importance of family mealtimes have been extensively documented. Picky eating can impact this complex activity and has numerous extrinsic (or external) and intrinsic (or internal) features. Occupational therapists work with children and their families by looking at both intrinsic and extrinsic influences and are therefore well-placed to work within this context. This scoping review comprises a comprehensive search of key health industry databases using pre-determined search terms. A robust screening process took place using the authors pre-agreed inclusion and exclusion criteria. There were 80 studies that met the inclusion criteria, which were then mapped using content analysis. The most common assessments used to identify picky eating relied on parental reports and recall. Often additional assessments were included in studies to identify both the intrinsic and extrinsic features and presentation. The most common reported intrinsic features of the child who is a picky eater included increased sensitivity particularly to taste and smell and the child's personality. Extrinsic features which appear to increase the likelihood of picky eating are authoritarian parenting, rewards for eating, and pressuring the child to eat. Most commonly reported extrinsic features that decrease the likelihood of picky eating are family meals, responsive parents, and involving the child in the preparation of food. In conclusion, there is a lack of published papers addressing the role of occupational therapists in the assessment and identification of picky eating in children. There appears to be a complex interplay between intrinsic and extrinsic features which impact caregiver responses and therefore on the picky eater.
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