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NALT Full

Preferred term

picky eating

Type

Topic

Definition

Eating a limited variety of foods and rejection of both familiar or new foods, despite the ability to eat them.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

eating habits

Synonyms

food fussiness
fussy eating

In other languages

comportamiento alimentario selectivo

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/221192

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