Picky Eating: Can We Blame Genetics?

It makes sense, evolutionarily speaking, for populations to have a mix of adventurous and picky eaters.

By Benjamin Plackett
Sep 8, 2021 2:41 PM
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Most Americans (71 percent) say that picky eaters aren’t born that way; instead, they acquire the behavior at some point in their upbringing. That’s according to a survey of over 2,200 U.S. adults carried out by The Harris Poll. Just 29 percent say genetics are to blame. However, truth be told, research has shown that biology may well have a role to play.

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