Food Preferences Predict Eating Behavior of Very Young Mohawk Children
Journal of the American Dietetic AssociationPublished 1 July 1997
Jean Harvey‐Berino, Virginia L. Hood, JANINE ROURKE, TERRIE TERRANCE, Anne L. Dorwaldt, Roger H. Secker‐Walker
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Focusing on changing what children like to eat, through repeated exposure to new foods in a positive social context, is more likely to change what foods they choose than is simple nutrition education.
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The major finding of this study, that food preferences are the strongest predictor of reported eating behavior in very young Mohawk children, has implications for behavior change interventions. Focusing on changing what children like to eat, through repeated exposure to new foods in a positive social context, is more likely to change what foods they choose than is simple nutrition education.
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