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Early Milk Feeding Influences Taste Acceptance And Liking During Infancy, Julie A. Mennella, Catherine A. Forestell, Lindsay K. Morgan, Gary K. Beauchamp
Early Milk Feeding Influences Taste Acceptance And Liking During Infancy, Julie A. Mennella, Catherine A. Forestell, Lindsay K. Morgan, Gary K. Beauchamp
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Background: We identified a model system that exploits the inherent taste variation in early feedings to investigate food preference development.
Objective: The objective was to determine whether exposure to differing concentrations of taste compounds in milk and formulas modifies acceptance of exemplars of the 5 basic taste qualities in a familiar food matrix. Specifically, we examined the effects of consuming hydrolyzed casein formulas (HCFs), which have pronounced bitter, sour, and savory tastes compared with breast milk (BM) and bovine milk–based formulas (MFs), in which these taste qualities are weaker.
Design: Subgroups of BM-, MF- and HCF-fed infants, some of whom …