Points to add

A large body of research demonstrates that Elementary-school aged children increase their liking of vegetables with multiple exposures over time.

The children were presented with 4 vegetables (celery, collard greens, green onions, and romaine lettuce) and asked the following questions:

1. Can you identify these vegetables?

2. Would you be willing to try the vegetables?

Initial Program research Bell, L. K., Gardner, C., Tian, E. J., Cochet-Broch, M. O., Poelman, A., Cox, D. N., Nicklaus, S., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Daniels, L. A., Kumar, S., & Golley, R. K. (2021). Supporting strategies for enhancing vegetable liking in the early years of life: an umbrella review of systematic reviews. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 113(5), 1282–1300. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa384

CDC Grand Rounds: Childhood Obesity in the United States. (2019). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6002a2.htm

Fryar CD, Carroll MD, Afful J. Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and severe obesity among children and adolescents aged 2–19 years: United States, 1963–1965 through 2017–2018. NCHS Health E-Stats. 2020

Moradi, M., Mozaffari, H., Askari, M., & Azadbakht, L. (2022). Association between overweight/obesity with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and body dissatisfaction in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Critical Reviews in Food Science & Nutrition, 62(2), 555–570.

Noh, H.-M., Park, J., Sung, E.-J., Ju, Y. S., Lee, H.-J., Jeong, Y.-K., & Park, K. H. (2020). Family Factors and Obesity in Relation to Mental Health Among Korean Children and Adolescents. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 29(5), 1284–1292. https://doi-org.uws.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01558-7

Ogden, C. L., Carroll, M. D., Lawman, H. G., Fryar, C. D., Kruszon-Moran, D., Kit, B. K., & Flegal, K. M. (2016). Trends in Obesity Prevalence Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1988-1994 Through 2013-2014. JAMA, 315(21), 2292–2299. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.6361