Experience with a flavor in mother's milk modifies the infant's acceptance of flavored cereal

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-203

  Mennella, Julie A ^a   Beauchamp, Gary K ^a  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Flavor; Infant behavior; Lactation; Mother infant interaction; Sensory specific satiety; Weaning

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BEVERAGE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CARROT; CEREAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; SATIETY; WEANING;

ADULT; BEVERAGES; CEREALS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DAUCUS CAROTA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; SATIETY RESPONSE; TASTE; WEANING;

EID: 0032751001     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2302(199911)35:3<197::AID-DEV4>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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