The sweet tooth of infancy: Is sweetness exposure related to sweetness liking in infants up to 12 months of age?

ABSTRACT: Infants become increasingly exposed to sweet-tasting foods in their first year of life. However, it is still unclear whether repeated exposure to sweet taste is linked to infants' sweetness liking during this period. Making use of data from the OPALINE cohort, this study aimed to examine the link between sweetness exposure and sweetness liking during two important periods in early infant feeding: at the start of complementary feeding (3-6 months) and the transition to the family table (10-12 months). Infants' sweetness exposure was assessed using 7-d food records which were completed by mothers every month (n 312), reporting daily consumption rates of formula/breast milk or complementary food and the type of formula milk and/or complementary foods for each feeding occasion. Infants'

SUBMITTER: Muller C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10024975 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature