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Food jags - Overview

Alternative Names

Refusal to eat; Fear of new foods

Definition of Food jags:

A food jag is when a child will only eat one food item meal after meal. Some other common childhood eating behaviors that can cause alarm in many parents include fear of new foods and refusal to eat what is served.

Function:

At times children's eating habits are a way for them to feel independent. This marks normal development in children.

Reviewed last on: 8/6/2007
Cynthia Dennison Haines, MD, family physician specializing in nutrition, fitness, and preventive health, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, and Assistant Clinical Professor, St. Louis University's School of Medicine, Department of Community and Family Medicine.

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