Nature and Nurture in Fussy Eating

Duration: 36 mins

Description

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Ali Fildes, Dr. Moritz Herle, Dr. Zeynep Nas, and Dr. Clare Llewellyn discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Nature and nurture in fussy eating from toddlerhood to early adolescence: findings from the Gemini twin cohort’. There is an overview of the paper, key findings, and implications for practice.

Learning Objectives

1. A definition of ‘food fussiness’ and why we should be concerned with it.
2. How do you determine between ‘food fussiness’ and people liking different things.
3. Adverse outcomes of fussy eating and how common this is in childhood.
4. At what point does fussy eating become an issue?
5. Key findings from the JCPP paper including the trajectory of fussy eating and the impact of genetic differences and environmental influences.

Related Content Links

JCPP https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14697610/0/0

About this Lesson

Speakers

Professor Clare Llewellyn

Professor Clare Llewellyn

Professor of Psychology and Epidemiology, and co-leader of UCL-REACH (Research into Eating, ACtivity and Health) in the Department of Behavioural Science and Health, UCL

Dr. Moritz Herle

Dr. Moritz Herle

Lecturer at the Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

Dr. Zeynep Nas

Dr. Zeynep Nas

Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Behavioural Science and Health at UCL

Dr. Ali Fildes

Dr. Ali Fildes

Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Leeds