Trial reportPediatrics2007
Early determinants of fruit and vegetable acceptance.
Trial report in Pediatrics, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01667549 (Sensitive Periods in Human Flavor Learning), which is not on this map. Cited by 88 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Sensitive Periods in Human Flavor Learning
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88 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 329 citations in OpenAlex.
- Children's nutritional health and wellbeing in food insecure households in Europe: A qualitative meta-ethnography.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Repeated exposure and conditioning strategies for increasing vegetable liking and intake: systematic review and meta-analyses of the published literature.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2018Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Sowing the Seeds of Taste? A Novel Approach to Investigate the Impact of Early Sweet Exposure on Children's Dietary Taste Patterns from 12 to 36 Mo.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of an Intervention to Prevent Ultra-Processed Foods and Added Sugar in the First Year of Life: A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial in Brazil.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Trial
- Effect of Added Sugar on the Consumption of A Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplement Among 7-24-Month-Old Children.Nutrients · 2020Trial
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- Learning to like vegetables during breastfeeding: a randomized clinical trial of lactating mothers and infants.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2017Trial
- Impact of peanut consumption in the LEAP Study: Feasibility, growth, and nutrition.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2016Trial
- Effect of Pattern and Duration of Breastfeeding on the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables among Preschool Children.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Watch me grow: a garden-based pilot intervention to increase vegetable and fruit intake in preschoolers.BMC public health · 2013Trial
- Sensitive period in flavor learning: effects of duration of exposure to formula flavors on food likes during infancy.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2012Trial
- The timing and duration of a sensitive period in human flavor learning: a randomized trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2011Trial
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- Differences in hedonic perception of retronasal odors between young children and adults.Chemical senses · 2025Article
- Neurobehavioral plasticity in the rodent gustatory system induced by regular consumption of a low-calorie sweetener during adolescence.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Using facial reaction analysis and machine learning to objectively assess the taste of medicines in children.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Human Milk Feeding and Ultraprocessed Food Intake in Toddlerhood.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine · 2024Article
28 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveOur goal was to evaluate the effects of breastfeeding and dietary experiences on acceptance of a fruit and a green vegetable by 4- to 8-month-old infants.
methodsForty-five infants, 44% of whom were breastfed, were assigned randomly to 1 of 2 treatment groups. One group was fed green beans, and the other was fed green beans and then peaches at the same time of day for 8 consecutive days. Acceptance of both foods, as determined by a variety of measures, was assessed before and after the home-exposure period.
resultsDuring the initial exposure, infants ate more calories from peaches than from green beans. Breastfed infants showed greater liking of peaches, as did their mothers, who ate more fruits in general than did mothers who formula fed. Although formula-feeding mothers ate more green beans, there was no difference in their infants' acceptance of this vegetable. For breastfed and formula-fed infants, repeated dietary exposure to green beans, with or without peaches, resulted in greater consumption of green beans (56.8 vs 93.6 g). Only infants who experienced green beans with peaches displayed fewer facial expressions of distaste during feeding. Mothers were apparently unaware of these changes in acceptance.
conclusionsBreastfeeding confers an advantage in initial acceptance of a food, but only if mothers eat the food regularly. Once weaned, infants who receive repeated dietary exposure to a food eat more of it and may learn to like its flavor. However, because infants innately display facial expressions of distaste in response to certain flavors, caregivers may hesitate to continue offering these foods. Mothers should be encouraged to provide their infants with repeated opportunities to taste fruits and vegetables and should focus not only on their infants' facial expressions but also on their willingness to continue feeding.
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