Archive for "young children"

New thesis on conceptual knowledge about food and links to food rejection

On the 25th of October, Abigail Pickard defended her  thesis “Spilling the beans: The development of conceptual knowledge about food and its links with food rejection in young children (3-7-years-old)” . She has investigated how cognitive mechanisms play a role in acceptance or rejecting foods. We congratulate on the excellent work, and wish her well…


ESR5: Sweet taste perception in young children

Project description ESR5 – Carina Mueller   Objectives: To review strategies to modify sweet taste perception and hedonic evaluation (and intake) in young children To assess the role of parental restriction rules on liking, preferences and intake of sugary foods and beverages in children To assess the role of sweet taste exposure on food acceptance…