A recent study shows that picky eating can largely be explained by genetics -- but that won't make it easier to plan a Thanksgiving dinner with someone who won't eat vegetables. Whether it's a ...

But families shouldn’t fret. After studying more than 4,000 people, a group of researchers has come to a conclusion: A child’s picky eating largely comes down to genetics. Scientists with the ...

But if your child is picky about what they eat ... it does not mean parents should give up on attempting to encourage healthy eating, the authors say. Food fussiness is defined as a tendency ...

They do not imply, however, that picky eating can’t be changed in response to behavioural interventions. While toddlerhood may represent a window of opportunity to broaden a child’s diet ...

Bella Mildon, 16, who would only eat crisps and french fries, had been have been suffering from a little-known but ...

Eating disorder charity BEAT has seen a seven fold increase in calls about ARFID in just five years, but says few doctors ...

a typical carb-heavy picky eating diet doesn't have a big impact on your child's health, explained Megan Wallace, an Edmonton-based registered dietitian who was not involved with the study.

Picky eating may be mostly due to genetics, according to a recent study in England. Scientists compared the fussiness of 2,400 sets of twins, born in 2007 between the ages of 16 months and 13 ...

The team found that picky eating peaked around the age of seven and declined slightly after that. They said that genetic influence on food fussiness increased significantly after toddlerhood ...