Flavor perception in human infants: Development and functional significance

Digestion

Volumn 83, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 1-6

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

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Flavor; Food; Imprinting; Infant; Smell; Taste

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BITTER TASTE; BREAST MILK; CARROT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLAVOR; FOOD INTAKE; GARLIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; SENSORY SYSTEM; SWEETNESS; TASTE; TASTE AVERSION; TASTE PREFERENCE;

FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SMELL; TASTE; TASTE PERCEPTION;

EID: 79952517033     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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