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Increasing food familiarity without the tears. A role for visual exposure?

Heath, P., Houston-Price, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6368-142X and Kennedy, O. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3885-4872 (2011) Increasing food familiarity without the tears. A role for visual exposure? Appetite, 57 (3). pp. 832-838. ISSN 0195-6663

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.05.315

Abstract/Summary

Research has established the success of taste exposure paradigms as a means of increasing children’s acceptance, and liking, of previously unfamiliar or disliked foods. Yet, parents report that they tend to avoid the stress associated with repeatedly offering their children foods that are likely to be rejected. Given that successful taste exposure programmes often enhance children’s familiarity with a food’s appearance, as well as its taste, this article reviews the potential for exposure interventions that do not require repeated tastings to bring about positive attitude changes towards healthy foods. Recent evidence from studies that expose toddlers to picture books about fruit and vegetables suggest that familiarity with the origins and appearance of unfamiliar foods might increase children’s willingness to accept these into their diets.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (ICMR)
Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Department of Psychology
Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Development
University of Reading Malaysia
Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences > Human Nutrition Research Group
Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Nutrition and Health
ID Code:21681
Uncontrolled Keywords:food preferences; fruit and vegetables; visual exposure; picture books; child
Publisher:Elsevier

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