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Nahrungsmittelneophobie bei Kindern – eine umfassende Darstellung der Störung und ihrer klinischen Symptomatik
Ernährungsvielfalt
Tomasz Jankowski
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2026-09-24
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Die ernährungsbezogene Neophobie repräsentiert eine komplexe psychologische Störung, die sich durch eine irrationalen, oft lähmenden Angst vor dem Verzehr bisher unbekannter Speisen, dem Experimentieren mit neuen Geschmacksrichtungen oder sogar der Teilnahme an sozialen Essenssituationen äußert. Dieser Zustand kann zur Vermeidung ganzer Lebensmittelgruppen führen, was sich nachteilig auf die Ernährungsvielfalt und den Nährstoffstatus des Kindes auswirkt. Die emotionalen Reaktionen beschränken sich nicht auf bloße Abneigung, sondern umfassen auch physiologische Stresssymptome wie Übelkeit oder beschleunigten Herzschlag.
Neophobia in Children
Food phobia in children can manifest itself in the form of sensory food aversion the child is afraid not only of new products, smells and tastes, but also of the appearance, texture or consistency itself. It is a very complex and difficult to treat disorder. This disease is particularly noticeable in children in light forms, such as an appetite for food, especially in relation to new products introduced into the diet, but it can take very extreme forms.
Nutritional neophobia in children is a symptom
Nutritional neophobia in children begins very abruptly. The child is usually grumpy while eating, reluctant to eat products, refuses to bite. Over time, there is crying, ostentatious refusal to eat food, vomiting, and distinct discomfort during eating meals. It can turn into very acute forms of neaphobia.
Nutritional neophobia in children is a cause
Nutritional neophobia is a very complex problem that is difficult to explain in a concise way. The causes of it are complicated and linked to various factors. There is no single definite cause that causes the disease. The cause of nutritional neo-phobias is genetic factors. Another cause is a disorder in the development of the nervous system that has already occurred during childbirth. A biological factor can have a very strong effect on the appearance of unpleasant reactions related to food and food consumption in children. Undoubtedly a very important factor is the environment in which the child is eating and the atmosphere during pregnancy.
Is that a child's food phobia at all?
There is absolutely no way to minimize this problem and wait for it to go away. Nutritional neophobia in children requires a comprehensive and in-depth analysis, as well as therapy that will allow the child to overcome the fear of eating. Anxiety and resistance to eating can deepen, so it's worthwhile to consult the child's symptoms with a specialist at the outset, and then, if necessary, to conduct therapy. Both the child and the parents should undergo a therapy that allows parents to consciously identify the problem, identify solutions and methods of working with the child.
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