Early childhood is a critical time for establishing food preferences and dietary habits. In order
for appropriate advice to be available to parents and healthcare professionals it is essential …

Abstract Purpose of Review The present review was undertaken in order to summarize and
evaluate recent research investigating taste exposure, sensory learning, and nutrition …

Over the past decades, thousands of published studies have amassed supporting
recommendations to consume fruits and vegetables for physiological and psychological …

Vegetable intake is generally low among children, who appear to be especially fussy during
the pre-school years. Repeated exposure is known to enhance intake of a novel vegetable …

Infancy and old age are two crucial periods in the human life span. During infancy, early
exposure to a large variety of flavor and texture plays a key role in shaping food acceptability …

Children's vegetable consumption falls below current recommendations, highlighting the
need to identify strategies that can successfully promote intake. The current study aimed to …

Children's vegetable intake is below the recommended amounts. No studies to date have
tested the relevance of using salt or spices to increase children's vegetable acceptance. Our …

Background Although most children do not meet vegetable intake recommendations no
clear universal guidelines exist on the best method of introducing and promoting vegetables …

Higher vegetable intake has been related to lower risks of diabetes, cardiovascular disease,
several cancers and obesity. Yet children consume fewer than the recommended servings of …

Complementary feeding (CF) is an important determinant of early and later life nutrition with
great implications for the health status and the development of an adequate growth. Parents …