TY - JOUR
T1 - Do Young Children Instinctively Know What to Eat?
AU - Story, Mary
AU - Brown, Judith E.
PY - 1987/1/8
Y1 - 1987/1/8
N2 - In the 1920s and 1930s, the pediatrician Clara Davis conducted pioneering studies, now considered classic, and published at least 12 papers on the selection of diets by infants and young children.1 2 3 4 The results of her research have been widely interpreted by health professionals to mean that given a wide variety of choices, children will instinctively select and consume a well-balanced diet. Such a broad conclusion was not drawn by Davis, nor can it be concluded from her research or from any other investigation. Yet, this supposition is frequently stated as fact in medical textbooks5 6 7 8 and echoed by clinicians. The misinterpretation.
AB - In the 1920s and 1930s, the pediatrician Clara Davis conducted pioneering studies, now considered classic, and published at least 12 papers on the selection of diets by infants and young children.1 2 3 4 The results of her research have been widely interpreted by health professionals to mean that given a wide variety of choices, children will instinctively select and consume a well-balanced diet. Such a broad conclusion was not drawn by Davis, nor can it be concluded from her research or from any other investigation. Yet, this supposition is frequently stated as fact in medical textbooks5 6 7 8 and echoed by clinicians. The misinterpretation.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198701083160208
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198701083160208
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 3537796
AN - SCOPUS:0023157130
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 316
SP - 103
EP - 106
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 2
ER -