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Selective eating in children is a common concern for parents, as it may lead to nutritional inadequacies and mealtime struggles. [3] While many cases of selective eating tend to diminish with age, [4] some individuals continue to exhibit discerning eating habits into adulthood, which can impact their overall health and well-being.
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder is not simply "picky eating" commonly seen in toddlers and young children, which usually resolves on its own. [2]In ARFID, the behaviors are so severe that they lead to nutritional deficiencies, poor weight gain (or significant weight loss), and/or significant interference with "psychosocial functioning."
Food neophobia relates to the omnivore's dilemma, a phenomenon that explains the choice that omnivores, and humans in particular, have between eating a new food and risking danger or avoiding it and potentially missing out on a valuable food source. Having at least some degree of food neophobia has been noted to be evolutionarily advantageous ...
According to a 2020 study published in the journal Pediatrics, turning mealtimes into a power struggle also exacerbates picky eating. Picky eating appeared to be reinforced when parents restricted ...
Parents take comfort – a new study has found that picky eating in children is “a largely genetic trait.”
Many children may have feeding difficulties and may be picky eaters, but most of them still have a fairly healthy diet. Children with a feeding disorder however, will completely abandon some of the food groups, textures, or liquids that are necessary for human growth and development [ 4 ]
Freaky Eaters is an American documentary television program based on the BBC program of the same name that aired on TLC. It was hosted by psychotherapist Mike Dow, and co-hosted by nutrition specialist J.J. Virgin. [1] The program aired over two seasons, from September 5, 2010 to June 26, 2011.
A recent study suggests that older folks who are unfussy about what they eat have better cognitive function than their picky peers. According to Nature Mental Health, a UK Biobank study analyzed ...