Food neophobia in German adolescents: Determinants and association with dietary habits

Roßbach, Sarah; Foterek, Kristina; Schmidt, Inga V.; Hilbig, Annett; Alexy, Ute

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2016.02.159

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“…Longer exposure of newborns to flavors from maternal diet through breast milk could enhance the acceptance of new foods during the weaning period, and it could be translated into lower food neophobia throughout infancy and adolescence. 54,55 In fact, our Prudent pattern is the one characterized by the largest number of food groups with positive factor loadings, suggesting a non-monotonous diet. Such a finding reinforces the hypothesis that food choices established early in life could be associated with later food habits.…”

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confidence: 85%

Breastfeeding duration is associated with offspring’s adherence to prudent dietary pattern in adulthood: results from the Nutritionist’s Health Study

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Folchetti

Valente

et al. 2019

J Dev Orig Health Dis

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Little is known about the long-term effect of breastfeeding on dietary habits. We examined the association between breastfeeding duration and adherence to current dietary patterns of young women. This was a cross-sectional analysis of 587 healthy women aged ≤45 years, undergraduates or nutrition graduates. Maternal characteristics and breastfeeding duration [<6; 6–<12; ≥12 months (reference)] were recalled. Diet was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire and patterns were identified using factor analysis by principal component. Adherence to patterns was categorized in tertiles; the first (T1 = reference) was compared to T2 + T3 (moderate-to-high adherence). Logistic regression was performed considering the minimal sufficient adjustment recommended by the directed acyclic graph. Median age was 22 (interquartile range (IQR) 20; 27) years and body mass index (BMI) 22.2 (IQR 20.4; 25.0) kg/m2. The four dietary patterns identified (Processed, Prudent, Brazilian and Lacto-vegetarian) explained 27% of diet variance. Women breastfed for <6 months showed lower chance of moderate-to-high adherence to the Prudent pattern (odds ratio (OR) = 0.53, p = 0.04). Breastfeeding was not associated with the other patterns. Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI was directly associated with moderate-to-high adherence to the Processed pattern (OR = 2.01, p = 0.03) and inversely to the Prudent pattern (OR = 0.52, p = 0.02). Higher adherence to the Brazilian pattern was associated with proxies of low socioeconomic status and the Lacto-vegetarian pattern with the opposite. Confirmation in prospective studies of the association found in this study between breastfeeding with the Prudent pattern in adult offspring could suggest that early feeding practices influence long-term dietary habits, which could then affect the risk of nutrition-related diseases.

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confidence: 85%

Breastfeeding duration is associated with offspring’s adherence to prudent dietary pattern in adulthood: results from the Nutritionist’s Health Study

Eshriqui

Folchetti

Valente

et al. 2019

J Dev Orig Health Dis

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“…Greater food neophobia was also observed in the children's fathers as opposed to their mothers. In a recent German study which evaluated adolescents, food phobia levels did not differ between boys and girls [15], but the authors noted that food phobia levels between the sexes were age-dependent. The literature shows that, in childhood and adulthood, men appear to be more neophobic, whereas Cooke and Wardle (2005) [16], who evaluated 1,291 children aged 4 -16 years, believe that in adolescence body weight and physical appearance are more relevant topics for girls, making them more neophobic than boys.…”

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Food Neophobia in Patients With Phenylketonuria

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Background: In phenylketonuria (PKU), only a limited range of natural foods, such as fruits, vegetables, oils and sugars, can be consumed without restrictions. The present study aimed to study if food neophobia (i.e. an unwillingness to eat novel food) occurs in patients with PKU and to compare in non-PKU healthy controls and to identify any associated factors. Methods: This cross-sectional case-control study used a convenience sampling strategy to recruit patients diagnosed with PKU and healthy controls matched by gender and age. Patients and controls were invited to complete the food neophobia scale (FNS) questionnaire, and clinical and treatment data were collected through a review of medical records. Results: Twenty-five patients (mean age 19.3 ± 4.7 years, 13 women) with PKU and 25 controls (mean age 19.9 ± 4.9 years; P = 0.676, 13 women) were evaluated. The mean age of treatment onset in patients with PKU was 52.8 ± 29.7 days. The mean phenylalanine (Phe) level in the 12-month preceding neophobia study was 710.5 ± 346 µmol/L. The mean FNS score of patients with PKU was significantly higher (47.2 ± 9.7) than controls (29.4 ± 12.5, P < 0.001). Food neophobia was associated more with male gender (P = 0.039). Conclusions: Food neophobia is frequent in patients with PKU. It does not appear to be associated with female gender, with Phe levels and not just in children.

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“…Childhood pickiness is prevalent in the Western world with 20–50% picky eaters especially in the age group 2–4 years [ 8 , 9 ]. Children that tend to have picky eating behaviours often have a lower diet quality [ 10 ], eat less fruit and vegetables [ 11 – 14 ] and have higher intakes of sugary foods and drinks [ 15 ]. The consequences of pickiness can be malnutrition and may, if prolonged, have an impact on weight development and risk of overweight and obesity [ 16 ], even though not all studies have observed this association [ 13 ].…”

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Duration of exclusive breastfeeding may be related to eating behaviour and dietary intake in obesity prone normal weight young children

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Infants who are breastfed are introduced to a variety of flavours from the maternal milk, and thus the transition from maternal milk to complementary foods may be easier for these children. The aim of this study was to investigate if duration of exclusive breastfeeding was associated with pickiness or dietary intake of vegetables, fruit, starchy foods or sugar sweetened beverages among obesity prone normal weight children aged 2–6 years. This cohort study was based on data from the Healthy Start primary intervention study, the Danish Medical Birth registry and the Danish Health Visitor’s Child Health Database. Infant feeding was registered by health nurses while home-visiting the mother and child up to four times within the first year. Information on eating behaviour and diet intake at age 2–6 years was obtained by parents. Crude and adjusted logistic and general linear regression models were used to investigate associations. A total of 236 children had complete information on all variables. Data showed lower odds of picky eating behaviour when exclusively breastfed until age 4–5 months compared to exclusively breastfed for 0–1 months (OR = 0.35, 95CI = 0.16;0.76, p = 0.008). In the crude analysis only, exclusively breastfed until age 6–10 months was associated with a higher daily intake of vegetables (p = 0.04). This study suggests that exclusive breastfeeding duration seems to influence pickiness and may contribute to facilitate the consumption of more vegetables in later childhood in obesity prone normal weight children.

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Food neophobia in German adolescents: Determinants and association with dietary habits

Cited by 40 publications

References 44 publications

Breastfeeding duration is associated with offspring’s adherence to prudent dietary pattern in adulthood: results from the Nutritionist’s Health Study

Breastfeeding duration is associated with offspring’s adherence to prudent dietary pattern in adulthood: results from the Nutritionist’s Health Study

Food Neophobia in Patients With Phenylketonuria

Duration of exclusive breastfeeding may be related to eating behaviour and dietary intake in obesity prone normal weight young children

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