You could have had identical twin picky eaters

This explains why I didn't like scallops and liver as a kid.

Parents of picky eaters often wonder why a child would stick with mac & cheese and chicken nuggets when there are so many other yummy foods. And now scientists may have an answer. A new study of children with a fear of new foods -- also known asfood neophobia -- adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that picky eating is the result not of bad habits or simple stubbornness but of heredity.

In other words, genes may be to blame.

"Over the last 10 years, there's been more and more interest in this question of nature and nurture with food," study author Dr. Myles Faith, associate professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, told The Huffington Post. "Food neophobia is one of the ones that has the strongest genetic holdings."

The study involved 66 pairs of identical twins four to seven years of age. It showed that 72 percent of a child's food avoidance is the result of genes, according to a statement issued by the university. The remainder is influenced by environment: factors ranging from having the television on during meal time to whether a family sits down to eat together can affect a child's eating habits.

While previous research has yielded similar findings about the strong tie between picky eating and genetics, those studies involved adults and older children.

"We wondered if genetics might have a smaller role earlier at younger ages than what was shown for older kids and adults, but in fact, the role in genetics and the size of the gene impacts was similar," Faith said.

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