▁however ▁well ▁proven ▁and ▁evident , ▁are ▁implemented ▁only ▁when ▁the ▁gener ations ▁who ▁consider ▁them ▁" new " ▁die ▁and ▁are ▁replaced ▁by ▁gener ations ▁who ▁consider ▁the ▁ideas ▁accepted ▁and ▁old . ▁ ▁Food ▁ne oph ob ia ▁ ▁Food ▁ne oph ob ia ▁in ▁humans ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁e ating ▁new ▁or ▁un famil iar ▁food s . ▁It ▁diff ers ▁from ▁select ive ▁e ating ▁dis order . ▁Food ▁ne oph ob ia ▁is ▁particularly ▁common ▁in ▁to dd lers ▁and ▁young ▁children . ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁related ▁to ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁level ▁of ▁sens ation - se ek ing , ▁meaning ▁a ▁person ' s ▁willing ness ▁to ▁try ▁new ▁things ▁and ▁take ▁ris ks . ▁Not ▁only ▁do ▁people ▁with ▁high ▁food ▁ne oph ob ia ▁resist ▁trying ▁new ▁food , ▁they ▁also ▁rate ▁new ▁food s ▁that ▁they ▁do ▁try ▁as ▁lower ▁than ▁ne oph il ics . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁very ▁typical ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁generally ▁have ▁a ▁fear ▁of ▁new ▁things ▁and ▁to ▁prefer ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁familiar ▁and ▁common . ▁Most ▁people ▁experience ▁food ▁ne oph ob ia ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁extent , ▁though ▁some ▁people ▁are ▁more ▁ne oph ob ic ▁than ▁others . ▁A ▁measure ▁of ▁individual ▁differences ▁in ▁food ▁ne oph ob ia ▁is ▁the ▁Food ▁Ne oph ob ia ▁Sc ale ▁( F NS ), ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 0 - item ▁survey ▁that ▁requires ▁self - report ed ▁responses ▁on ▁a