Food fussiness a largely genetic trait from toddlerhood to adolescence

Fussy eating is mainly influenced by genes and is a stable trait lasting from toddlerhood to early adolescence, finds a new study led by Dr Zeynep Nas and Professor Clare Llewellyn (UCL Behavioural Science & Health).

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