A study by the Hyderabad-based ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition has found a significant association between maternal knowledge, attitudes and feeding practices and food neophobia among children aged 2-7 years. Hyderabad: A recent study by researchers at the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) has revealed a strong link between maternal knowledge, attitudes, and feeding practices (KAP) and food neophobia, defined as the reluctance to try unfamiliar foods among young children.