HealthPhoto: Hindu HealthMother’s Feeding Practices Influence Children’s Food Neophobia: NIN Study
A study by ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) in Hyderabad found that a mother’s knowledge, attitude, and feeding practices significantly affect a child's willingness to try new foods. The research, involving 150 mother-child pairs aged 2-7, revealed 77% of children showed moderate food neophobia, 11.3% high levels, impacting dietary variety and nutrition during growth.
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