Common genetic architecture underlying young children's food fussiness and liking for vegetables and fruit.

Alison Fildes Cornelia H M van Jaarsveld Lucy J CookeJane WardleClare H Llewellyn

Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2016)

FF and liking for fruit and vegetables in young children share a large proportion of common genetic factors. The genetic influence on FF may determine why fussy children typically reject fruit and vegetables.

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