Effect of Learning on Vegetable Acceptance by Toddlers (WP23_HabEat)

Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation

Status: Completed

Conditions: Food Preference

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01910922

habeat_wp2.3

FP7/2007-2010 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to understand the formation of food preferences from an early age.

Full description

The main purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of two mechanisms (mere exposure, flavour-flavour learning) in the short and medium term (up to six months after the learning phase) on 2-3 year-old children's vegetable acceptance. the research is conducted on children aged 2 to 3 years in daycares.

Enrollment: 160 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 17 months to 3 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children between 2 and 3 years,
• attending daycares
• returned signed consent form parents

Exclusion criteria

• children with food allergies or manifestations, chronic disease
• or being preterm (<36 weeks gestational age at birth)

Trial design

160 participants in 3 patient groups

Repeated exposure Group (RE)

Description:

Exposure to basic salsify puree during E1-E8

Flavour-flavour learning-salt (FFL-S)

Description:

Exposure to salty salsify puree during E1-E8

Flavour-flavour learning-nutmeg (FFL-N)

Description:

Exposure to nutmeg-flavored salsify puree during E1-E8