Background. Nutrition in early life is increasingly considered to be an important factor
influencing later health. Food preferences are formed in infancy, are tracked into childhood …

Health initiatives address childhood obesity in part by encouraging good nutrition early in
life. This review highlights the science that shows that children naturally prefer higher levels …

The palatable, energy‐dense foods that characterize modern environments can promote
unhealthy eating habits, along with humans' predispositions to accept sweet tastes and …

Food preferences are a primary determinant of dietary intake and behaviors, and they
persist from early childhood into later life. As such, establishing preferences for healthy …

Background: Dietary behavior exerts a critical influence on health and is the outcome of a
broad range of interacting factors, including food and taste acceptance. These may be …

Increased fruit and vegetable consumption early in life may lead to life-long intake of fruits
and vegetables, which in turn may be beneficial for weight control and other health …

Background: Foods people consume impact on their health in many ways. In particular,
excess intake of salty, sweet and fatty foods and inadequate intake of fruits and vegetables …

Background We identified a model system that exploits the inherent taste variation in early
feedings to investigate food preference development. Objective The objective was to …

In this review, we first outline the role and mechanisms of the chemical senses (taste, smell,
and chemical irritation) in the perception of the flavor of a food or beverage. We then …

As most parents and caregivers are aware, feeding children a nutritionally balanced diet can
be challenging. Children are born with a biological predisposition to prefer sweet and to …