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Food neophobia in young adults: genetic architecture and relation to personality, pleasantness and use frequency of foods, and body mass index--a twin study.

Behavior genetics - 1 Jul 2011

Knaapila Antti, Silventoinen Karri, Broms Ulla, Rose Richard J, Perola Markus, Kaprio Jaakko, Tuorila Hely M

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Food neophobia has been studied extensively in children, but its causal origins and relationship to eating behavior in adults are not well understood. We studied genetic and environmental effects on variation in food neophobia, measured using the Food Neophobia Scale, and explored associations between food neophobia and personality, pleasantness and use frequency of food groups, and body mass index in young adult...

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PMID: 20953688
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-010-9403-8

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