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[Gustatory perceptions in children].

S Nicklaus1, V Boggio, S Issanchou

  • 1UMR Inra-Enesad FLAVIC, Inra, 17, rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon cedex, France.

Archives De Pediatrie : Organe Officiel De La Societe Francaise De Pediatrie
|May 12, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Newborns can distinguish tastes, with preferences for sweet and umami developing early. Taste perception, especially for salt, evolves with age and experience, influencing food choices.

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Area of Science:

  • Human Physiology
  • Developmental Psychology

Context:

  • The human gustatory system develops in utero and continues maturing through childhood.
  • Early sensory experiences shape taste perception and food preferences.

Purpose:

  • To explore the development of taste perception from infancy to adulthood.
  • To understand how early taste experiences influence lifelong food preferences and eating behaviors.

Summary:

  • Newborns can discriminate basic tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami), showing innate preferences and aversions.
  • Sweet and umami tastes elicit positive responses, while bitter and sour evoke negative reactions in neonates.
  • Taste preferences, particularly for sweetness and salt, are modified by postnatal exposure and age, with bitter sensitivity linked to vegetable rejection.

Impact:

  • Understanding taste development can inform strategies for childhood nutrition and food education.
  • Identifying the role of experience in gustatory perception may enhance the effectiveness of dietary interventions.

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