Dietary experience and sweet taste preference in human infants

Beauchamp, Gary K.; Moran, Marianne

doi:10.1016/s0195-6663(82)80007-x

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“…The observed relationship, however, does not represent a generalized response to ingestants, as birth weight was not associated with water intake. Other studies have reported either no correlation of newborn or infant weight with sucrose intake (Desor et al, 1973) or a positive relationship (Beauchamp and Moran, 1982). Together, these findings suggest that the observed inverse relationships are specific to salty taste and do not reflect a generalized response of infants to fluids, nutrients, or tastants.…”

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Salty taste acceptance by infants and young children is related to birth weight: longitudinal analysis of infants within the normal birth weight range

2005

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Background: Birth weight and sodium intake are both associated with risk for hypertension. It is not known whether birth weight influences response to salty taste. Objective: To assess the relationship between birth weight and salty taste acceptance of infants and young children. Design: Acceptance of salty taste was assessed at 2 (n ¼ 80) and 6 (n ¼ 76) months in infants (birth weight 42.5 kg) enrolled in a prospective cohort study. Acceptance was expressed as proportional intake following 1-min ingestion tests with water and salt solutions (0.17 and 0.34 mol/l NaCl, in water). Birth weight was obtained by maternal report. Questionnaires completed by mothers and food-ranking procedures performed by children evaluated salt liking and preference in a subset (n ¼ 38) of subjects at preschool age (36 or 48 months). Setting: Nonprofit basic research institute in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Results: Regression analysis revealed significant negative associations between birth weight and acceptance of salty taste at 2 months (0.17 mol/l, Po0.0001; 0.34 mol/l, Po0.01) but not at 6 months. Relationships were not affected by adjustment for potential confounders. In preschoolers, greater liking of (Po0.05) and preference for (Po0.01) salty foods was associated with lower birth weight in simple, but not adjusted, models. Conclusion: Measures related to salty taste preference were inversely related to birth weight over the first 4 years of life. Additional studies should substantiate these findings and explore whether early response to salty taste predicts future sodium intake, blood pressure, or other public health-related outcomes.

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Salty taste acceptance by infants and young children is related to birth weight: longitudinal analysis of infants within the normal birth weight range

2005

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“…Therefore, one explanation for the age-related decline in sucrose's efficacy as an analgesic is that it mirrors the age-related decline in the hedonic value of sweet tastes (Miller et al, 1994). Because individual variations in sweet preferences exist at both ends of the age spectrum (Desor et al, 1977;Beauchamp and Moran, 1982;Enns et al, 1979;Pliner and Fleming, 1983), the present study tested the hypothesis that sucrose would be more effective in reducing pain in those who prefer sweet tastes.…”

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Sucrose-induced analgesia is related to sweet preferences in children but not adults

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Mennella

2005

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The present study tested the hypothesis that the efficacy of sucrose in reducing pain during the Cold Pressor Test (CPT) was related to its hedonic value. To this aim, we determined the most preferred level of sucrose and the analgesic properties of 24% w/v sucrose during the CPT in 242, 5-to 10-year-old children and their mothers. Outcome measures included pain thresholds (the time at which discomfort was first indicated) and pain tolerance (the length of time the hand was kept in the cold water bath). Although children, as a group, preferred significantly higher sucrose concentrations than adults, there were individual differences that allowed us to group them on the basis of those who preferred sucrose concentrations below that used in the CPT (24% w/v) and those who preferred levels ≥ 24% w/v sucrose. Regardless of such groupings, sucrose was not an effective analgesic in adult women. Unlike adults, the more children liked sucrose, the better its efficacy as an analgesic. That is, children who preferred ≥24%w/v sucrose exhibited an increased latency to report pain and tolerated pain for significantly longer periods of time when sucrose was held in their mouths relative to water. This effect was more pronounced among normal weight when compared to overweight/at risk for overweight children. The role that dietary habits and individual differences contribute to the preferences for sweet taste and its physiological consequences in children is an important area for future research.

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“…Yet when laboratory research began on effects of physiological manipulations on sensory factors in human appetite for food, the test material was purely saccharin or glucose dissolved in water (e.g., Blundell & Hill, 1986;Cabanac & Duclaux, 1970a,b;Cabanac, Minaire & Adair, 1968;Thompson & Campbell, 1977;Thompson, Moskowitz & Campbell, 1976). Unflavoured sugar water is not liked even by children, unless they were given it as a baby (Beauchamp & Moran, 1982). In order for there to be ingestive appetite, a learnt sensory context for the sweetness is needed.…”

Section: Saccharin Preference As the Model Of Appetitementioning

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Chemesthesis, Thermogenesis, and Nutrition

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2015

Nutrition and Sensation

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Dietary experience and sweet taste preference in human infants

Cited by 207 publications

References 17 publications

Salty taste acceptance by infants and young children is related to birth weight: longitudinal analysis of infants within the normal birth weight range

Salty taste acceptance by infants and young children is related to birth weight: longitudinal analysis of infants within the normal birth weight range

Sucrose-induced analgesia is related to sweet preferences in children but not adults

Chemesthesis, Thermogenesis, and Nutrition

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