Exposure to foods' non-taste sensory properties. A nursery intervention to increase children's willingness to try fruit and vegetables

Appetite

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-6

  Dazeley, Paul ^a   Houston Price, Carmel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Food familiarity; Fruit and vegetables; Nursery intervention; Repeated exposure; Sensory interaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; NURSERY SCHOOL; SMELLING; TASTE; TOUCH; VEGETABLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DAY CARE; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT; NURSERY; ODOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SCHOOL; VISION;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; NURSERIES; ODORS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SCHOOLS; SMELL; TASTE; TOUCH; VEGETABLES; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 84908322626     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.08.040     Document Type: Article

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