Age and gender differences in children's food preferences

The present study was conducted to examine the developmental patterning of food preferences in a large sample of British schoolchildren and to investigate possible gender differences. Using a cross-sectional survey design, the study was carried out in three primary and three secondary schools in Wes...

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Published in:British journal of nutrition 2005-05, Vol.93 (5), p.741-746
Main Authors: Cooke, Lucy J., Wardle, Jane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
age
Age differences
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
boys
Child
child nutrition
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Cross-Sectional Studies
DEET
Dietary Fats
Dietary Sucrose
dietary surveys
Eating behavior
elementary students
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
Food
food choices
food frequency questionnaires
Food Preferences
Fruit
Fruits
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender differences
Girls
Health care
Humans
Longitudinal studies
Male
Meat
Medical research
middle school students
nutritional adequacy
Puberty
Schools
Sex Factors
United Kingdom
Vegetables
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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Summary:The present study was conducted to examine the developmental patterning of food preferences in a large sample of British schoolchildren and to investigate possible gender differences. Using a cross-sectional survey design, the study was carried out in three primary and three secondary schools in West London, UK. A total of 1291 children aged from 4 to 16 years completed a 115-item food preference questionnaire in class time, supervised by class teachers and assistants. Children indicated whether they had ever tried each item and, if so, how much they liked it. We observed age-related increases in the number of foods tried (P
ISSN:0007-1145
1475-2662
DOI:10.1079/BJN20051389