Effect of Learning on Vegetable Acceptance by Toddlers

N/ACompletedNCT01910922

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement160 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to understand the formation of food preferences from an early age.

The main purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of two mechanisms (mere exposure, flavour-flavour learning) in the short and medium term (up to six months after the learning phase) on 2-3 year-old children's vegetable acceptance. the research is conducted on children aged 2 to 3 years in daycares.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

160

Conditions

Food Preference

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 17 MonthsMax age: 3 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * children between 2 and 3 years, * attending daycares * returned signed consent form parents Exclusion Criteria: * children with food allergies or manifestations, chronic disease * or being preterm (\<36 weeks gestational age at birth)

Locations (1)

CESG

Dijon, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Vegetable intake and liking

Measure of salsify and carrot puree intake and liking by toddlers at lunch, at pre-exposure before the exposure phase

Time frame: baseline = Pre-exposure at one week before the beginning of the experimental manipulation (i.e. exposure phase)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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