Childhood is a critical period in the development of obesity. Eating patterns established
early in life track into later life. Therefore, parental approaches to feeding in their general …

Commensality (the act of eating together) is studied in a range of disciplines and often
considered important for social communion, order, health and well-being, while …

Picky eating (also known as fussy, faddy or choosy eating) is usually classified as part of a
spectrum of feeding difficulties. It is characterised by an unwillingness to eat familiar foods or …

Background. Nutrition in early life is increasingly considered to be an important factor
influencing later health. Food preferences are formed in infancy, are tracked into childhood …

Until now, the literatures on the effects of food parenting practices and parents' own dietary
behavior on children's dietary behavior have largely been independent from one another …

Health initiatives address childhood obesity in part by encouraging good nutrition early in
life. This review highlights the science that shows that children naturally prefer higher levels …

Food and eating environments likely contribute to the increasing epidemic of obesity and
chronic diseases, over and above individual factors such as knowledge, skills, and …

There is an increasing emphasis on understanding the consumer's motives for the choice of
food types. Meanwhile, an individual's food-related personal traits are suspected of playing …

Encouraging healthy eating habit development early in life is a way to prevent the onset of
diet-related diseases. This review focuses on the period ranging from the beginning of …

Abstract Although the Food Neophobia Scale (FNS) was designed almost thirty years ago, it
is still the leading instrument used to evaluate food neophobia (FN) in humans. Its value in …