What has become familiar tends to be preferred while the unfamiliar is avoided. Additionally, liking is impacted by associative learning processes where new stimuli become liked via repeated pairings with familiar, already-liked stimuli. In addition to the ability to learn to like new foods and flavors, infants bring genetic taste predispositions to the table, including an unlearned preference ...

A key aspect of theory of mind is the ability to reason about other people's desires. As adults, we know that desires and preferences are subjective and specific to the individual. However, research in cognitive development suggests that a significant conceptual shift occurs in desire-based reasoning between 14 and 18 months of age, allowing 18but not 14month-olds to understand that different p...

BACKGROUND A health promoting diet is suggested to be tailored to regional circumstances to preserve the cultural diversity in eating habits, as well as contribute to more environmentally friendly eating. It may influence consumer acceptance, however, if the components of the diet differs considerably from their habitual food. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate whether snack bars compo...

Eating behaviour depends partly on food preference, which is itself determined by different types of emotions. Among the emotions generated by food, disgust with red meat is common in women and can lead to reduced meat consumption. We tested the hypothesis that low meat intake is related to different negative emotions towards meat but does not affect the emotions expressed towards other food ca...

Objective: The impact of different weaning methods on food preferences and body mass index (BMI) in early childhood is not known. Here, we examine if weaning methoddbaby-led weaning versus traditional spoon feedingdinfluences food preferences and health-related outcomes. Design, setting and participants: Parents (n1⁄4155) recruited through the Nottingham Toddler laboratory and relevant internet...

The study aimed to assess the application of Approach avoidance task (AAT) with children measure implicit motivational tendencies towards foods differing in sweetness and calorie content explore relationship between approach bias explicit measurements expected liking, attitudes, hunger state their relation paired-preference tasks. simplicity game-like procedure AAT, where participants use a joy...

OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study was designed to investigate the relationships between food preferences, food neophobia, and children's characteristics among a population-based sample of preschoolers. DESIGN A parent-report questionnaire. SETTING Child-care centers, kindergartens, playgroups, day nurseries, and swimming centers. SUBJECTS 371 two- to five-year-old Australian children. ...