According to a study conducted by British scientists the lack of willingness in children to try new foods can be largely genetic.
The University College London researchers conducted the study with a group of twins and in 80% of the cases the tendency not to acepatr new foods was hereditary.
According to one of the scientists Lucy Cooke, this can give parents some peace of mind, because the refusal of children is not simply the result of parents having bad practices when feeding them. However, they clarify that offering a new food to a child several times, it can become a "family" food, so there would be the key.
Apparently, both human beings and animals have a natural tendency to neophobia, which in the evolution of man could have a fundamental role to avoid the consumption of potentially toxic substances. In the modern world, neophobia has a negative effect on the variety of food, especially in the consumption of vegetables.
So what we have left for many mothers is to arm ourselves with patience to be able to incorporate new foods into our children's diet.
