Food Neophobia: A Common Challenge Among Brazilian Children with Down Syndrome.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Food neophobia (FN) is defined as the reluctance to eat new foods. The present study aimed to evaluate FN in Brazilian children with Down syndrome (DS) based on their caregivers' perceptions. Method: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The convenient sample consisted of responses from the caregivers of 231 children aged 4 to 11 years. Recruitment occurred through chain sampling, research, and dissemination via social media profiles, associations, and emails. Caregivers answered sociodemographic questions and the Brazilian Children's Food Neophobia Questionnaire (BCFNeo), an instrument previously developed and validated for the Brazilian context. Data were exported from the Google Form^® platform and analyzed using Excel^® and SPSS

SUBMITTER: De Almeida PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11990528 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature