ReviewAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2016
Vegetable and Fruit Acceptance during Infancy: Impact of Ontogeny, Genetics, and Early Experiences.
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- Repeated Exposure to Low-Sodium Cereal Affects Acceptance but Does not Shift Taste Preferences or Detection Thresholds of Children in a Randomized Clinical Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2019Trial
- Exposure to a slightly sweet lipid-based nutrient supplement during early life does not increase the level of sweet taste most preferred among 4- to 6-year-old Ghanaian children: follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Trial
- Impact of a Modified Version of Baby-Led Weaning on Dietary Variety and Food Preferences in Infants.Nutrients · 2018Trial
- Learning to like vegetables during breastfeeding: a randomized clinical trial of lactating mothers and infants.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2017Trial
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- Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and their contribution to improving complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 months in India: insights from a nationally representative survey.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prospective associations of infant food exposures and appetitive traits with early childhood diet quality.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Article
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- Benchmarking the nutrient composition and labelling practices of commercially produced ready-to-eat purées and meals for older infants and young children across seven Southeast Asian countries.Maternal & child nutrition · 2023Article
- Conceptual Considerations and Methodological Challenges to Measuring Food Acceptance During Infancy.Current nutrition reports · 2023Review
- The big squeeze: a product content and labelling analysis of ready-to-use complementary infant food pouches in Australia.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Many of the chronic illnesses that plague modern society derive in large part from poor food choices. Thus, it is not surprising that the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, aimed at the population ≥2 y of age, recommends limiting consumption of salt, fat, and simple sugars, all of which have sensory properties that we humans find particularly palatable, and increasing the variety and contribution of fruits and vegetables in the diet, to promote health and prevent disease. Similar recommendations may soon be targeted at even younger Americans: the B-24 Project, led by the US Department of Health and Human Services and the USDA, is currently evaluating evidence to include infants and children from birth to 2 y of age in the dietary guidelines. This article reviews the underinvestigated behavioral phenomena surrounding how to introduce vegetables and fruits into infants' diets, for which there is much medical lore but, to our knowledge, little evidence-based research. Because the chemical senses are the major determinants of whether young children will accept a food (e.g., they eat only what they like), these senses take on even greater importance in understanding the bases for food choices in children. We focus on early life, in contrast with many other studies that attempt to modify food habits in older children and thus may miss sensitive periods that modulate long-term acceptance. Our review also takes into consideration ontogeny and sources of individual differences in taste perception, in particular, the role of genetic variation in bitter taste perception.
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