Repeated exposure and conditioning strategies for increasing vegetable liking and intake: systematic review and meta-analyses of the published literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vegetable intakes are typically lower than recommended for health. Although repeated exposure has been advocated to increase vegetable liking and consumption, no combination of the evidence yet provides a measure of benefit from repeated exposure or alternative conditioning strategies.

Objective

This work aimed to identify and synthesize the current evidence for the use of repeated exposure and conditioning strategies for increasing vegetable liking and consumption.

Design

Three academic databases were searched over all years of records using prespecified search terms. Published data from all suitable articles were tabulated in relation to 3 research questions and combined via meta-analyses.

Results

Forty-three articles detailing 117 comparisons inve

SUBMITTER: Appleton KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186211 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature