Efficacy of repeated exposure and flavour-flavour learning as mechanisms to increase preschooler's vegetable intake and acceptance

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 205-212

  De Wild, V ^a   De Graaf, C ^a   Jager, G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exposure; FFL; preschoolers; vegetable liking and intake

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLAVOR; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FREEZE DRYING; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PARSNIP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOMATO; VEGETABLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDITIONING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NURSERY SCHOOL; TASTE;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; SCHOOLS, NURSERY; TASTE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84928923950     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.244     Document Type: Article

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