Food Preference
Conditions
Keywords
vegetable acceptance, vegetable intake, vegetable liking, learning mechanisms, repeated exposure to flavor, flavor learning, replace salt with spice
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to understand the formation of food preferences from an early age.
Detailed description
The main purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of two mechanisms (mere exposure, flavour-flavour learning) in the short and medium term (up to six months after the learning phase) on 2-3 year-old children's vegetable acceptance. the research is conducted on children aged 2 to 3 years in daycares.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
European Union
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CROSSOVER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
17 Months to 3 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* children between 2 and 3 years, * attending daycares * returned signed consent form parents
Exclusion criteria
* children with food allergies or manifestations, chronic disease * or being preterm (\<36 weeks gestational age at birth)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetable intake and liking | baseline = Pre-exposure at one week before the beginning of the experimental manipulation (i.e. exposure phase) | Measure of salsify and carrot puree intake and liking by toddlers at lunch, at pre-exposure before the exposure phase |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetable intake and liking | exposure period: 4 weeks, twice a week | Measure of salsify puree intake and liking by toddlers at lunch, during the exposure phase |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed