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- Title
Prenatal and postnatal flavor learning by human infants.
- Authors
Mennella, J A; Jagnow, C P; Beauchamp, G K
- Abstract
Flavors from the mother's diet during pregnancy are transmitted to amniotic fluid and swallowed by the fetus. Consequently, the types of food eaten by women during pregnancy and, hence, the flavor principles of their culture may be experienced by the infants before their first exposure to solid foods. Some of these same flavors will later be experienced by infants in breast milk, a liquid that, like amniotic fluid, comprises flavors that directly reflect the foods, spices, and beverages eaten by the mother. The present study tested the hypothesis that experience with a flavor in amniotic fluid or breast milk modifies the infants' acceptance and enjoyment of similarly flavored foods at weaning.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2001, Vol 107, Issue 6, pE88
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.107.6.e88