Gap Fill - Eating Greens - Level 2

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Everyone knows that children don't like eating . It is difficult for parents to get their children to eat like broccoli. A new study explains why is. The study looked at the eating habits of two- to four-year-. The study found that two can make children dislike greens. The genes can make youngsters dislike new food, so they become fussy . It found that not liking greens is because of a child's genes. This means do not have to stress if their children do not eat vegetables. Many parents worry their children do not eat healthily.

The study found that in DNA change how small children taste . Children think many green vegetables taste bitter. Natasha Cole, a of an obesity prevention said it was not surprising that some children have a taste. She said this makes them think things like broccoli are bitter. She said the new could help to find new of fighting obesity in children. Ms Cole says there needs to be research. She said: "There is a huge in the research when children [move] from a milk-based to foods that the rest of the family eats."

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