The behavior of rejecting new foods is a typical stage in child development, especially in children aged between two and three years, but usually submit around five.
Neo World | 11/08/2015 00:00
Those old infant food neophobia experiencing signs of distress and anxiety, and this behavior can even become habitual in adulthood.
Now, a research review by coordianada Edurne Maiz psychologist at the University of the Basque Country (UPV / EHU) concludes: “The neophobia is associated with an eating problem involving low consumption of fruits and vegetables in childhood and therefore should be taken into consideration from the community nutrition perspective. “
” It should also be noted that the role of parents is crucial in maintaining or decreasing neophobia, “the authors of this study, published in the Journal highlights Spanish Community Nutrition.
Maiz has also conducted a survey of 831 schoolchildren aged 8 to 16, in which the participants were asked their willingness to eat new foods. Moreover, various data about body composition of participants, as well as their lifestyle (eg diet and exercise), parental feeding styles and different psychological variables (self-esteem and anxiety) were taken.
From all this, the researcher explains, “We found statistically significant differences in many variables.”
The neophobic dietary behavior can have negative consequences in terms of reducing the variety of foods eaten. The neophobic participants have a lower index of quality of the Mediterranean diet, and that is mainly due to lower consumption of fruits and vegetables and increased food considered occasional consumption.
THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS PRESS
In general, fathers and mothers tend to control what, how much and when their children eat. Often, parents push their children to eat new foods, and that pressure which is due to the frustration of them parents Food- rejection can adversely affect the emotional state of the child or of the child and is also associated with higher levels of neophobia.
In the study, children and neophobic girls have reported that their parents use parental feeding style called stimulation and less control than parents of children neofílicos (children who eat everything and like to try new foods).
“We figured corn Edurne explains that fathers and mothers, initially, control and stimulate a lot, but there comes a time when resign, because the parental suffering is also present in all this. “
They recommend that children participate in the purchase and preparation of food which should take place in a friendly atmosphere
Regarding the anxiety, the data suggest that, both in childhood and adolescence, the neophobic participants are more anxious than neofílicos.
With regard to self-esteem, neophobic presented, in childhood, the neofílicos lower scores in the five dimensions studied the self-concept (family, social, physical, emotional and academic); and, in adolescence, presented lower scores on the family and physical self.
In any case, they found no significant difference in regard to the body composition of one or the other. “That may be because there are nutritional supplements that at one point can be taken as a food supplement,” concludes the researcher.
The psychologist launch “a message of patience to parents, so that cases of child food neophobia not develop and do not go more “because” there has been a significant amount of adults and children who have a serious problem for this reason. “
According corn, to avoid this problem, it is important to have a strong parental bond with the child or the child, and further recommends “having a relaxed, friendly atmosphere at mealtimes, children participate in the development of the food, as well as the purchase, use positive reinforcement, and, finally, be a good model “
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