Children’s willingness to sample new food could be affected by their genetic make-up Susannah Ireland/The TimesSome children are just born fussy, according to new research which claims that early years eating habits are down to genetics. Ketchup-eating toddlers may now be excused as their rejection of vegetables could be the result of nature and not nurture. The claims that eating habits are heavily influenced by a child’s genetic make-up are published in a study of nearly 2,000 sets of 16-month-old twins. The research gave questionnaires to parents of twins, asking them to record their children’s eating habits and their tendency to try new foods. Researchers looked at the difference in results between identical twins, who…

Source: The Times October 14, 2016 07:52 UTC