Evaluation of a child food reward task and its association with maternal feeding practices

• Main Authors: Toh, Jia Ying, Quah, Phaik Ling, Wong, Chun Hong, Yuan, Wen Lun, Aris, Izzuddin M., McCrickerd, Keri, Godfrey, Keith M., Chong, Yap-Seng, Shek, Lynette P., Tan, Kok Hian, Yap, Fabian, Meaney, Michael J., Forde, Ciarán G., Lee, Yung Seng, Broekman, Birit F. P., Chong, Mary F. F.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Diet Restriction; Appetitive Behavior
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153634
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Food reward is defined as the momentary value of a food to the individual at the time of ingestion and is characterised by two psychological processes-"liking" and "wanting". We aimed to validate an age-appropriate food reward task to quantify implicit wanting of children from th...