title: [Food neophobia: impact on food habits and acceptance of healthy foods in schoolchildren].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In children, food neophobia may affect food choices and limit the variety of the diet as well as affect the sensory acceptance of new foods.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify the impact of food neophobia in food habits and preferences of healthy food in school canteens users in the city of Murcia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 242 children in the second and third cycle of primary education (8-12 years), were included, stratified by sex and school year. A survey of habits and food preferences, food neophobia and acceptance of foods commonly consumed in the dining room was applied. In addition, a sensory test was conducted and the consumption of salads and fruits in the room was measured by the weighing method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of neophobia was 16%, without difference by sex, academic year, time to use service, parental origin and being overweight or underweight. Food neophobia was associated with a detrimental effect on the consumption of vegetables and fruit, the taste for vegetables and lower consumption of cereals and cereal at breakfast and preferably less fruit and vegetables (p<0.05). A higher level of neophobia less acceptance was given to foods like chicken and lentils (p<0.05), fruit, salads and legumes (p<0.001). Food neophobia did not affect the hedonic acceptance of fruit and salads consumed in the cafeteria.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is necessary to integrate this information to stakeholders to ensure an improvement in the consumption of healthy foods.
authors.affiliation: Salud Comunitaria. Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas. Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez.. alejandra.rodriguez1@um.es.
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Tadeo
authors.affiliation: Servicios Municipales de Salud. Concejalía de Bienestar Social y Sanidad. Ayuntamiento de Murcia. España.. bpvillena.sanidad@ayto-murcia.es.
authors.forename: Begoña
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patiño Villena
authors.affiliation: Nutrición y Bromatología. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de Murcia.. rurquide@uacj.mx.
authors.forename: Rene
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Urquidez-Romero
authors.affiliation: Nutrición clínica y de la salud. Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Administración. Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. México.. mvidana@uacj.mx.
authors.forename: María Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Vidaña-Gaytán
authors.affiliation: Nutrición y Bromatología. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de Murcia.. mjperi@um.es.
authors.forename: María Jesús
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Periago Caston
authors.affiliation: Nutrición y Bromatología. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de Murcia.. gros@um.es.
authors.forename: Gaspar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ros Berruezo
authors.affiliation: Servicios Municipales de Salud. Concejalía de Bienestar Social y Sanidad. Ayuntamiento de Murcia. España.. egonzalez@ayto-murcia.es.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: González Martinez-Lacuesta
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000523:psychology*; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D014675:Vegetables