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Olfactory perception relates to food neophobia in adolescence.

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Food neophobia is a rejection or avoidance of novel food products. Despite the adaptive importance of this behavior, it exerts a negative influence on dietary habits and preferences. Sensory sensitivity relates to food neophobia and among specific sensory modalities, olfaction seems to be an obvious candidate for a correlate of this behavior as odor perception largely affects food intake and enjoyment. However, research on olfactory perception and food neophobia is scarce, and despite some promising results, the full picture of their association still awaits discovery. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between food neophobia and olfaction in adolescents, a group that has not been included in the previous studies investigating this association.

Year of Publication
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2022
Journal
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Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Volume
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98
Number of Pages
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111618
ISSN Number
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0899-9007
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0899-9007(22)00031-4
DOI
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10.1016/j.nut.2022.111618
Short Title
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Nutrition
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