Authors' response to Satter and Lohse.Comments Comment on: J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013 Apr;113(4):508-9; PMID: 23522575, Comment on: J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012 Dec;112(12):1959-67; PMID: 23174683

摘要

Satter and Lohse raise some interesting points in their letter regarding our paper. However, the philosophy behind this study is not as dissimilar to that presented by Satter and Lohse as might first appear. We concur with the basic tenets of division in responsibility in feeding and do not advocate pressuring feeding practices, particularly the use of verbal pressure focused on consuming specific amounts of foods (eg, eat all of your broccoli). However, fruits and vegetables are not sufficiently well accepted into our adult diets, and acceptance of healthy, less-palatable foods is not a behavior that always naturally develops to satisfactory levels once children pass through the neophobic phase.1 and 2 Furthermore, children who are higher in neophobia and food selectivity early in life still have a poorer range of acceptance into adulthood.3 Together this evidence suggests that a laissez-faire approach, relying on exposure to facilitate acceptance, may not be the most effective strategy for encouraging acceptance of less-palatable foods into our children's diets.