A young child who used to like bananas now gets nauseated if he has to eat them. this has happened ever since he became ill two months ago from spinning on a carousel immediately after eating a banana in the playground. this would be an example of a:

a. food aversion.

b. food allergy.

c. food immunity.

d. food intolerance.

e. food faddism.

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Biology

Benjamin Franklin

24 April, 02:53

A young child who used to like bananas now gets nauseated if he has to eat them. this has happened ever since he became ill two months ago from spinning on a carousel immediately after eating a banana in the playground. this would be an example of a:

a. food aversion.

b. food allergy.

c. food immunity.

d. food intolerance.

e. food faddism.

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Roderick Hays · Answer 1

It is A) food aversion, aversion means a strong dislike.

Janelle Wilkinson · Answer 2

The correct option is A.

Food aversion refers to an alteration in food behavior as a result of negative occurrence that affect the victim psychologically. An individual showing food aversion may exhibit psychological food intolerance, which involves showing adverse physical reactions when it comes to eating a particular food or avoiding the food completely.

In the question given above, the young child shows aversion for banana as a result of his negative experience the last time he ate banana before spinning on a carousel.