Heightened sour preferences during childhood

Chemical Senses

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-180

  Liem, Djin Gie ^a   Mennella, Julie A ^a,b  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Food neophobia; Nutrition; Picky eating; Sour taste; Taste preferences

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; GELATIN; SUGAR;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLAVOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; GAME; HUMAN; LEMON; MALE; MOTHER; NEOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; TASTE PREFERENCE; TEMPERAMENT; AGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASTE;

ADULT; AGING; CANDY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; TASTE; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0043011812     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/28.2.173     Document Type: Article

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