Chew on this: Food fussiness is in the genes

24 October 2016 - 10:47
By Sarah Knapton

Parents of mealtime tearaways can breathe a sigh of relief. The fussy eating of children is largely the result of genetics, not poor parenting, scientists have found.Researchers at University College, London, studied nearly 2000 families with twins to tease apart the genetic and environmental factors behind mealtime meltdowns.

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