ReviewNutrients2022
Neophobia-A Natural Developmental Stage or Feeding Difficulties for Children?
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- Understanding Family Burden Associated with Pediatric Food Allergy: Contributions of Child Neophobia and Maternal Personality Traits.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Article
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- Evaluation of food rejection and swallowing function in inherited metabolic diseases on diet therapy.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
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- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and Food Neophobia in Adult Patients with Food Allergy: A Preliminary Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Psychological distress and food neophobia: the mediating role of food choice motives among university students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Fair Play a Tavola: a school-based framework integrating nutrition education and anthropometric screening for early identification of excess weight in preschool children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- "What I Do Not Eat": Feeding Difficulties in Middle Childhood-An Italian Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- 'I want food to be tasty and healthy': school-children's experiences with nutrition education and messaging.Health promotion international · 2025Article
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- The Relationship Between the Level of Food Neophobia and Children's Attitudes Toward Selected Food Products.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- Infant Feeding Challenges in the First Six Months: Influencing Factors, Consequences, and Strategies for Maternal Support.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Childcare staff feeding practices associated with Children's willingness-to-try-new-foods.Appetite · 2025Article
- Food Neophobia and Two Facets of Orthorexia Among Women: Cross-Sectional Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Risk Factors and Consequences of Food Neophobia and Pickiness in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- 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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Abstract
Food neophobia is the tendency to reject or be reluctant to try new and unfamiliar foods. Due to the period of its occurrence, which falls in the years of early childhood, it can significantly affect the child's food choices, shape taste preferences, and significantly influence the quality of the child's diet. The neophobic attitude has an important evolutionary significance because it protects the individual from ingesting potentially dangerous substances. On the other hand, it fosters avoidance behaviors that can also relate to the beneficial aspects of obtaining and consuming food. Currently, the strong emphasis placed on food safety means that neophobia may be less adaptive; nevertheless, a conservative attitude toward new foods still prevails. There is a strong association between food neophobia and the diversity of a person's diet and previous exposure to different foods. This review describes behaviors associated with food neophobia and analyzes other feeding and eating difficulties in children that should be differentiated from food neophobia. Management approaches affecting the reduction in food neophobia in children through various dietary and psychological interventions are also proposed.
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