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Kids, like adults, may or may not eat a food they like if it's offered to them. However, if offered a food they do not like, both kids and adults will never eat that food.
It is often said, "Children eat what they like," but the results of a new study by Penn State nutritionists and sensory scientists suggests that when it comes to meals, it is more accurate and more relevant to say, "Children do not eat what they dislike."
There is an important difference, according to lead researcher Kathleen Keller, associate professor in the departments of Nutritional Sciences and Food Science, who conducted an experiment involving 61 children ages 4-6 years to assess the relationship between their liking of foods in a meal and subsequent intake. The research revealed that w...
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