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Pediatric Food Preferences and Eating Behaviors

by Julie C. Lumeng

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A research-based map of how children’s eating habits take shape

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A research-based map of how children’s eating habits take shape

Edited by Julie C. Lumeng, this volume gathers scientific perspectives on the factors involved in children’s food preferences and eating behaviors. Its chapters move from historical framing and flavor development to learning through repeated exposure and modeling, then address picky eating, food neophobia, selectivity, appetite regulation, reward pathways, genetics, and environmental and cognitive influences. It also covers loss-of-control eating and children’s food-related knowledge. Each chapter pairs core concepts with measurement considerations, an overview of current research, and questions for further study, making the book a structured reference rather than a general parenting guide.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Researchers and students studying pediatric nutrition, food science, or eating behavior
  • Health professionals seeking a research-focused overview of children’s food preferences
  • Readers interested in measurement and current research questions around pediatric eating behaviors

Themes

Child food preferencesPicky eating and food neophobiaAppetite regulationLearning and environmental influencesResearch methods

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Book overview

Pediatric Food Preferences and Eating Behaviors reviews scientific works that investigate why children eat the way they do and whether eating behaviors are modifiable. The book begins with an introduction and historical perspective, and then delves into the development of flavor preferences, the role of repeated exposure and other types of learning, the effects of modeling eating behavior, picky eating, food neophobia, and food selectivity. Other sections discuss appetite regulation, the role of reward pathways, genetic contributions to eating behaviors, environmental influences, cognitive aspects, the development of loss of control eating, and food cognitions and nutrition knowledge.

Written by leading researchers in the field, each chapter presents basic concepts and definitions, methodological issues pertaining to measurement, and the current state of scientific knowledge as well as directions for future research.

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