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Comparison of Effect of Repeated Exposure, Flavor-Flavor and Flavor-Nutrient Learning on Vegetable Acceptance in Infants

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Development of Eating Behavior
Registration Number
NCT01790191
Lead Sponsor
Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation
Brief Summary

This study aims at comparing learning mechanisms to increase vegetable acceptance in infants at complementary feeding, namely repeated exposure (RE), flavor-flavor learning (FFL) and flavor-nutrient learning (FNL); measuring the stability of the learning effect; and examining the impact of infants' feeding history on vegetable acceptance.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy infants, aged between 4 and 8 months old, not yet introduced to complementary foods
Exclusion Criteria
  • Infants with food allergies, with chronic health problem, or born before 36 weeks of gestational age

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Food intakeParticipants will be followed for an average duration of 8 months

Intake of artichoke puree at baseline and at different time points of the experiment (Exposures 1 to 10 defined as E1, E2, E3, E4, E5 ,E6, E7, E8, E9, E10, Postexposure, FU2W, FU3M, FU6M)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Food LikingParticipants will be followed for an average duration of 8 months

Evolution of Liking of artichoke puree at baseline and at different time points of the experiment (Exposures 1 to 10 defined as E1, E2, E3, E4, E5 ,E6, E7, E8, E9, E10, Postexposure, FU2W, FU3M, FU6M)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation

🇫🇷

Dijon, France

Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation
🇫🇷Dijon, France

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