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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-09-20 07:24:35+00:00.
Original Title: Fussy eating is mainly influenced by genes and is a stable trait lasting from toddlerhood to early adolescence. Genetic differences in the population accounted for 60% of the variation in food fussiness at 16 months, rising to 74% and over between the ages of three and 13.
I had no idea what fussy meant but it means picky
Shared environmental factors, such as sitting down together as a family to eat meals, may only be significant in toddlerhood.
“This suggests that interventions to help children eat a wider range of foods, such as repeatedly exposing children to the same foods regularly and offering a variety of fruits and vegetables, may be most effective in the very early years.”
Young kids wanna eat what their families eat. I remember my sister being soo angry we ate chicken off the bone and no way she was capable of doing that. The hard part is when in financial crisis families are going to default to what is safe as they cannot afford more food if it goes wrong. I was super picky until I had my own job becuase I could take those risks to just order something else later and not take a financial blow.
