Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
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Department of Nutrition and Dietitics, Baskent University Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey

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• Research Article   
  An Evaluation of Food Neophobia of the Dietitians
  Author(s): Selen Muftuoglu* and Esra Isildak
  
  Food neophobia has been described as the fear of eating new or unfamiliar foods and it is very typical for people to generally have a fear of new things. However, some people should be more expected to try new foods especially from some occupational groups (for example nutrition, gastronomy, culinary arts, ext.). This study was carried out to determine food neophobia ın dietitians. The study was conducted between October 2018 and December 2018 on 200 dietitians aged between 18-65 years in Ankara, Turkey who volunteered to participate in the study. In this study, a questionnaire form consisting of three parts was used. The first part involved a personal information form with items on age, gender, education levels, anthropometric measurements. The second and the third parts consisted of the multiple choice questions to identify food neophobia and food neophobia.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9600.23.13.045

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