Examining child intake frequency, mothers' own liking and child early exposure as potential predictors of child liking for restricted foods and drinks at 5 years old.

CONCLUSIONS: These results challenge the belief that limiting children's intake of foods high in sugar, fat and/or salt will increase their liking for them. Findings instead suggest that restricting children's access to such foods may be beneficial. While further research is required, mothers should be made aware that their own food preferences may inadvertently influence their child's liking for the very foods they are trying to restrict. PMID: 32524934 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Nutrition - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Public Health Nutr Source Type: research