A fussy child's fear of new foods 'is in their genes' - Daily Mail 22nd August 2007

Fussy children who refuse to eat what is put in front of them are not being deliberately awkward, new research suggests. Scientists have found that a child's tendency to avoid unfamiliar foods in largely inherited. In a large study of twins, which included both identical and fraternal twin pairs, Dr Lucy Cooke and her team from University College London and found that nearly 80 per cent of children's tendency to avoid new foods was genetic.

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