Effects of Prior Exposure to Palatable and Unpalatable Novel Foods on Children's Willingness to Taste Other Novel Foods

Loewen, Ruth; Pliner, Patricia

doi:10.1006/appe.1998.0216

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“…Intervention -theoretical framework and delivery Nutritional interventions in older children have chosen various theoretical frameworks, yet many are based upon the assumptions of Bandura's (31) social learning theory (37)(38)(39) or Zajonc's (40) exposure effect (41)(42)(43) . The theory of social learning suggests that children's eating behaviour evolves from imitating the behaviour they observe in significant others, like parents and peers (17) .…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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Positive impact of a pre-school-based nutritional intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake: results of a cluster-randomized trial

Bock

Breitenstein

Fischer

2011

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To assess the short-term impact of a nutritional intervention aimed at reducing childhood overweight in German pre-school children. Design: Using a cluster-randomized study design with waiting-list controls, we tested a 6-month intervention administered once weekly by a nutrition expert consisting of joint meal preparation and activities for children and parents such as tasting and preparing nutritious, fresh foods. At baseline, 6 and 12 months, a parent-completed questionnaire assessed fruit and vegetable intakes (primary outcomes) and water and sugared drinks consumption (secondary outcomes). Direct measurement assessed BMI, skinfold thickness and waist-to-height-ratio. An intention-to-treat analysis used random-effects panel regression models to assess the intervention effect, adjusted for each child's age, gender, immigrant background and maternal education. Setting: Eighteen pre-schools from three south German regions. Subjects: Healthy children aged 3-6 years. Results: Three hundred and seventy-seven (80 %) eligible pre-school children participated in the study. Of these, 348 provided sufficient data for analysis. The sample mean age was 4?26 (SD 0?78) years; the majority (53?2 %) were boys. Children's fruit and vegetable intakes increased significantly (P , 0?001 and P , 0?05, respectively); no significant changes in the consumption of water, sugared drinks or anthropometric measurements were noted. Conclusions: Nutritional interventions in pre-schools have the potential to change eating behaviours in young children, which in the long term might reduce risk for developing overweight.

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Positive impact of a pre-school-based nutritional intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake: results of a cluster-randomized trial

Bock

Breitenstein

Fischer

2011

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Increased exposures to novel food also has shown to effect the willingness to try a food within older children, aged seven to twelve years of age, but not to the same degree as seen in the preschool-age children because they have grown out of the neophobia stage and have a more rigid definition of good and bad foods. 17 Older children's willingness is more influenced by whether or not the novel food is "good-tasting" upon first exposure rather than the total number of exposures to the food. 17 The increase trying of a food leads to a preference for that food, thus creating dietary changes, demonstrates the importance of establishing good eating habits in early childhood so that they are present upon entering elementary school.…”

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“…17 Older children's willingness is more influenced by whether or not the novel food is "good-tasting" upon first exposure rather than the total number of exposures to the food. 17 The increase trying of a food leads to a preference for that food, thus creating dietary changes, demonstrates the importance of establishing good eating habits in early childhood so that they are present upon entering elementary school. …”

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Super Tasters and Mighty Movers: Extending The Food Friends® Messages into Early Elementary School

D'Hooge

Bellows

Fitzgerald

et al. 2012

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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SUPER TASTERS AND MIGHTY MOVERS: EXTENDING THE FOOD FRIENDS ® INTO EARLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLThe prevalence of childhood obesity has been increasing over the last thirty years for preschool aged children, two to five years of age, as well as among early elementary aged children, six to eleven years of age. The epidemic nature of this problem has led to the creation of multiple programs and intervention targeted at preschoolers aimed at preventing these upward trends into early elementary school and adulthood. The preschool years are particularly important for the development of eating habits along with the development of gross motor skills.Behavior change has been seen within this age group following interventions, but retention of such behaviors as the children progress into kindergarten and first grade has not been as well documented.The overall purpose of this project was to develop "booster" programming for kindergarten and first grade classrooms that extends the messages from The Food Friends ® , preschool nutrition and physical activity programs, into early elementary school in an effort to sustain behavior changes made in preschool.To ascertain the best method for implementing a program into the classrooms, surveys and interviews were conducted with a convenient sample of kindergarten and first grade teachers. Survey questions were mailed; follow-up telephone interviews were conducted with a iii subsample of respondents. Findings guided the development and implementation of the "booster" programming in kindergarten classes. Process evaluation surveys were conducted to assess the fidelity of program and guide the development of the second year of programming and modifications to Year 1.The main themes found from the formative surveys and interviews included: 1) nutrition was not a consistent lesson topic; 2) physical activity was left for gym class and/or recess; and 3) the need for nutrition and activity messages/lessons to be incorporated into academic subject areas. surveys were conducted online with teachers after each unit for fidelity and overall impressions of lessons/activities; interviews were conducted one-on-one with Extension agents. Findings included: 1) all agreed that they enjoyed the "booster" program; 2) it was helpful to have an Extension agent come to the classroom; and 3) few completed lessons intended to be taught by classroom teachers. Appropriate modifications to Year 1's program guided the development of Year 2 programming, slated for implementation in 2012-13 school year.The efficacy of the "booster" programming on behaviors will be evaluated as part of a larger longitudinal study. The ability to resonate messages of trying new foods and being more active within kindergarten and first grade students will contribute to the establishment of healthful behaviors at a young age, building the foundation of lifelong healthy lifestyles.iv Along with the rising BMIs, the occurrence of obesity-related diseases has also increased proportionately, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension,...

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“…Twenty-one feeding studies (65,(95)(96)(97)(98)(99)(100)(101)(102)(103)(104)(105)(106)(107)(108)(109)(110)(111)(112)(113)(114) were found that examined variables in school-aged children (Table 3).…”

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“…This might suggest that preferences become more stable as children age. Indeed, data have revealed significant differences in exposure effects between older and younger subsets of children, suggesting that as children age they may develop more rigid schemata regarding what foods are "good" or "bad" tasting (101). However, these results may be more indicative of differences in methodology.…”

Section: Feeding Studies In Middle Childhoodmentioning

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Laboratory-Based Studies of Eating Among Children and Adolescents

Tanofsky‐Kraff

Haynos

Kotler

et al. 2007

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The prevalence of pediatric overweight has increased dramatically over the past three decades, likely due to changes in food intake as well as physical activity. Therefore, information examining eating patterns among children and adolescents is needed to illuminate which aspects of eating behavior require modification to prevent and treat pediatric overweight. Because child self-report and parentreport of children's eating habits are often inconsistent and limited by recall and other biases, laboratory-based studies in which food intake is observed and monitored have increased in number. Such studies offer objective and controlled methods of measuring and describing eating behaviors. However, to our knowledge, no publication exists that consolidates, reviews, and provides critical commentary on the literature to date in pediatric samples. In this paper, we review the literature of studies utilizing laboratory methods to examine eating behavior in samples ranging from birth through adolescence. Our review includes all relevant articles retrieved from the PubMed, Medline and PsychInfo search engines. Specifically, we examine meal-feeding studies conducted during the various developmental stages (infancy, preschool, middle childhood, and adolescence), with a focus on methodology. Included in our review are feeding studies related to dietary regulation, exposure and preference, as well as paradigms examining disordered eating patterns and their relationship to body composition. We have structured this review so that both consistent and inconsistent findings are presented by age group, and innovative methods of assessment are discussed in more detail. Following each section, we summarize findings and draw potential conclusions from the available data. We then discuss clinical implications of the research data and suggest directions for the next generation of studies of feeding behavior in children. KeywordsChildren; eating behavior; laboratory eating; feeding; food preference; energy intake Pediatric overweight has nearly tripled over the past 30 years (1) and recent research indicates that dieting and disordered eating behaviors (i.e. binge eating or purging) begin to emerge Correspondence to: Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, Ph.D., Unit on Growth and Obesity, DEB, NICHD, NIH, CRC, Room 1-3330, 10 Center Drive, MSC-1103, Bethesda, MD 20892-1103 FAX: 301-480-2650; e-mail: tanofskm@mail.nih Studies in adults have long demonstrated a discrepancy between self-reported and actual energy intake, with a tendency to underreport intake (e.g., (9,10). This effect may be more pronounced in children, due to recall or comprehension difficulties. Indeed, the research examining the validity of children's self-reports of energy intake indicates that children are quite often inaccurate reporters of their food intake (11-15). Additionally, among children, recall accuracy varies according to characteristics such as age and body weight (12)(13)(14)16,17).Parent-report methods are similarly imperfect. Not only are they dependent on retros...

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Effects of Prior Exposure to Palatable and Unpalatable Novel Foods on Children's Willingness to Taste Other Novel Foods

Cited by 109 publications

References 9 publications

Positive impact of a pre-school-based nutritional intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake: results of a cluster-randomized trial

Positive impact of a pre-school-based nutritional intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake: results of a cluster-randomized trial

Super Tasters and Mighty Movers: Extending The Food Friends® Messages into Early Elementary School

Laboratory-Based Studies of Eating Among Children and Adolescents

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