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Finicky eating inherited
Study shows genetics are key in food choices
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By By Maria Cheng, Associated Press August 25, 2007
Having trouble persuading your child to eat broccoli or spinach? You may have only yourself to blame.
According to a study of twins, neophobia ? or the fear of new foods ? is mostly in the genes.
"Children could actually blame their mothers for this," said Jane Wardle, director of the Health Behavior Unit at University College London, one of the authors of the study in this month's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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