Not All Picky Eaters Are Created Equal
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 19:20
in Psychology & Sociology
There’s no scientific definition of picky eating, but parents know it when they see it. Sharon Donovan, a University of Illinois professor of nutrition, says that picky eaters do exhibit definable preferences and mealtime behaviors.The analysis showed that kids deemed picky eaters by their parents did react differently to common foods and behaved differently at mealtime than kids whose parents said their kids weren’t choosy. The differences were significant and occurred across 16 assessed behaviors, according to Soo-Yeun Lee of the University of Illinois. read more