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Food preferences, food neophobia and chemosensation among adolescents with ADHD

Acta Paediatrica, 2021
AbstractAimIt has been suggested that adolescents diagnosed with ADHD have an unhealthier diet compared to their peers without ADHD. The association between chemosensation (smell and taste) and dietary patterns remains unknown. The aim is to investigate unhealthy food preferences and food neophobic behaviour among adolescents diagnosed with ADHD ...
Jelena Stankovic, Per Hove Thomsen, Therese Ovesen   +2 more
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The Effects of Fear and Hunger on Food Neophobia in Humans

Appetite, 1995
We examined the effects of hunger and fear on food neophobia in humans. Subjects came to the experiment five or more hours food-deprived (high hunger) or two or less hours food-deprived (low hunger) and were assigned either to give a speech (high fear) or to listen to a speech (low fear).
P, Pliner, A, Eng, K, Krishnan
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Food Neophobia and Sensation Seeking

2011
Humans consume an omnivorous diet with seemingly limitless food options. In our evolutionary past, it was advantageous to be cautious when selecting what to eat as many unfamiliar items could be harmful. As such, a fear of unfamiliar foods, or food neophobia, was protective.
Thomas R. Alley, Kathleen A. Potter
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Food Neophobia in Childhood Affects Dietary Variety

Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2000
To determine whether children with food neophobia (unwillingness to try new foods) have more restrictive diets than children without neophobia.Seventy children were classified into 3 groups based on scores obtained on the Food Neophobia Scale: neophobic group, score greater than 41; neophilic group, score less than 27; and average group, score of 28 to
G A, Falciglia, S C, Couch, L S, Gribble, S M, Pabst, R, Frank   +4 more
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Cognitive-behavioral treatment of food neophobia in adults

Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2002
Food neophobia is an eating disturbance defined as the fear of trying new foods. In its extreme, the disorder can lead to malnutrition, limited social functioning, and psycholo gical difficulties. Successful treatment of food neophobia in children has been reported, but if those children are not provided with treatment, it stands to reason that the ...
Deborah K, Marcontell, Alison E, Laster, Jan, Johnson   +2 more
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Assessing Food Neophobia: The Role of Stimulus Familiarity

Appetite, 1999
The present study assesses the effects of food familiarity on food ratings of neophobics and neophilics by having them sample and evaluate familiar and novel foods. Level of neophobia was assessed using the Food Neophobia Scale (FNS). Participants rated their familiarity with each food, their willingness to try the foods and expected liking for the ...
B, Raudenbush, R A, Frank
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Reduction of Neophobia in Humans by Exposure to Novel Foods

Appetite, 1993
In the first part of a two-part study we attempted to determine whether individuals consider novel foods (in comparison to familiar foods) to be dangerous and expect to dislike their tastes, and, if so, whether willingness to eat them is systematically related to the degree of perceived danger and expected disliking.
P, Pliner, M, Pelchat, M, Grabski
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Container neophobia and the rat's preference for earned food

Behavioral Biology, 1973
Three experiments investigated the effect of container familiarity on the rat's preference for earned food. Subjects were trained to earn food by pressing a lever. Earned food was delivered into one of two containers. During test sessions one of the containers contained free food, the other was connected to a lever-operated pellet dispenser that ...
D, Mitchell, D W, Scott, K D, Williams
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Maternal feeding practices associated with food neophobia

Appetite, 2012
The current study examined the associations between children's and mother's food neophobia and parental feeding practices. Eighty-five mothers of 3- to 12-year old children (M=5.7 years; 52% girls) completed a questionnaire online about food neophobia and feeding practices.
Cin Cin, Tan, Shayla C, Holub
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Odor-evoked food neophobia and attenuation in mice

Chemical Senses
Abstract Animals, including humans, exhibit caution when encountering novel foods, a phenomenon known as food neophobia. This hesitancy decreases with repeated exposures, provided the food is perceived as safe. While extensive research has established rodent models of food neophobia using fluid consumption tasks, studies using solid ...
Max L Fletcher, Ian F Chapman, Keval Patel, Roshni Rameshkumar, Mariam Ceesay, Ryan Scauzillo, John D Boughter   +6 more
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