Vegetable and fruit acceptance during infancy: Impact of ontogeny, genetics, and earlyexperiences

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 211S-219S

  Mennella, Julie A ^a   Reiter, Ashley R ^a   Daniels, Loran M ^a  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Diet; Eating behavior; Fruits; Infant feeding; Infants; Repeated exposure; Taste; Variety; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; STANDARDS; TASTE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TASTE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 85000839210     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.115.008649     Document Type: Article

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