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Flavour Programming: Fruit and Vegetable Palatability

NCT03058523 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 59

Last updated 2018-10-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Infants have an inborn preference for sweet and umami flavours and dislike sour and bitter, but there is evidence that sensory experiences beginning early in development can modify these preferences in favour ultimately of healthier food choices. Babies are first exposed to flavour in utero and then later through breast/formula milk. This can be manipulated to influence liking and consumption of individual foods with specific high-intensity flavours postnatally. There are no prospective studies evaluating the impact of increasing maternal fruit and vegetable intake during late pregnancy on a child's subsequent acceptance of fruit and vegetables, particularly those with a sour/bitter taste. The hypothesis is that an intervention to increase maternal intake of fruit and vegetables in late pregnancy will enhance fetal flavour exposure and make infants more likely to accept a wide variety of fruit and vegetables in childhood. Before testing this hypothesis, the investigators need to evaluate the general acceptance and taste profile of the fruit and vegetable formats that we intend to offer to pregnant women.

Conditions

  • Child Development

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Aberdeen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jacqueline Wallace, PhD, DSc · University of Aberdeen, The Rowett Institute, United Kingdom, AB25 2ZD

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-21
Primary Completion
2018-05-01
Completion
2018-06-01

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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