0 the fact of liking or disliking particular things, especially food, for no good reason:
Long before dietary faddiness became confusing, a pinch of salt was a nutritional godsend.
We list some common causes of faddishness and guidelines to encourage good eating habits.
Just as different names exhibit differing degrees of faddiness, the authors found that words vary considerably in the extent of burstiness.
The greatest uncertainty concerns the possible continuities and discontinuities between what used to be called eating disorders of childhood (such as pica, regurgitation, and extreme faddiness) and anorexia/bulimia nervosa.