A prospective study of food preferences in childhood

Nicklaus, Sophie; Boggio, Vincent; Chabanet, Claire; Issanchou, Sylvie

doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2004.02.010

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“…This is an important finding as many studies emphasize the value of fruits and vegetables as sources of fiber and vital micronutrients that protect against a wide range of illnesses in childhood and adulthood (Antova et al, 2003;Maynard et al, 2003). Food preferences in childhood are also shown to persist into adulthood (Nicklaus et al, 2004). Future research in this area may benefit by including further information on parental food intake.…”

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Exclusive breastfeeding duration and later intake of vegetables in preschool children

2010

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Background/Objectives: To examine whether a relationship exists between exclusive breastfeeding duration and later vegetable consumption in 4-year-old children, independently of factors traditionally associated with children's vegetable intake. Subjects/Methods: A longitudinal study using information collected on children's food consumption patterns and behaviors from a representative sample of children born in 1998 in the province of Québec, Canada. Face-to-face interviews and self-administered questionnaires were addressed to children's mothers and fathers. From the first group of children (n ¼ 2100) included in the cohort, a subsample of 4-year-old children participated in a nutrition substudy (n ¼ 1549). Results: Children whose mothers held a university degree had odds of 8.7 (95% CI: 4.23-17.93) for consuming two or more servings of vegetables a day at 4 years of age (vs less than one serving per day) in comparison to children of mothers with no high school diploma. Likewise, children who were exclusively breastfed for 3 or more months had odds of 2.6 (95% CI: 1.34-5.02, with 3 to o4 months of exclusive breastfeeding) and 1.9 (95% CI: 1.01-3.61, with 4 or more months of exclusive breastfeeding) for consuming two or more servings of vegetables per day (vs less than one serving per day) in comparison to children who were formula-fed and/or partially breastfed (no exclusive breastfeeding). Conclusions: The findings suggest that three or more months of exclusive breastfeeding is a predictive factor for higher vegetable consumption in preschool children.

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Exclusive breastfeeding duration and later intake of vegetables in preschool children

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“…A 94-item food liking questionnaire was used to elicit participant's food preferences [28][29]. The questionnaire required participants to rate their attitudes towards a range of common foods on a scale of 0 to 5, with 0 = not having tried a food, 1 = hating a food, up to 5 = loving the food.…”

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Taste and smell dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors

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“…But even if interventions are successful at changing behavior in early childhood, healthy habits cannot be counted on to survive adolescence. Adolescents undergo physiological and psychological changes that alter their childhood appetites and food preferences (5). Adolescence also brings new freedoms and increased disposable income and, consequently, more control over personal choices such as which snacks to buy.…”

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Harnessing adolescent values to motivate healthier eating

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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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What can be done to reduce unhealthy eating among adolescents? It was hypothesized that aligning healthy eating with important and widely shared adolescent values would produce the needed motivation. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled experiment with eighth graders (total n = 536) evaluated the impact of a treatment that framed healthy eating as consistent with the adolescent values of autonomy from adult control and the pursuit of social justice. Healthy eating was suggested as a way to take a stand against manipulative and unfair practices of the food industry, such as engineering junk food to make it addictive and marketing it to young children. Compared with traditional health education materials or to a non–food-related control, this treatment led eighth graders to see healthy eating as more autonomy-assertive and social justice-oriented behavior and to forgo sugary snacks and drinks in favor of healthier options a day later in an unrelated context. Public health interventions for adolescents may be more effective when they harness the motivational power of that group’s existing strongly held values.

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A prospective study of food preferences in childhood

Cited by 289 publications

References 49 publications

Exclusive breastfeeding duration and later intake of vegetables in preschool children

Exclusive breastfeeding duration and later intake of vegetables in preschool children

Taste and smell dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors

Harnessing adolescent values to motivate healthier eating

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