Early dietary experience shapes salt preference of infants and preschoolers

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 16:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Researchers from the Monell Center report that 6-month-old infants who have been introduced to starchy table foods – which often contain added salt – have a greater preference for salty taste than do infants not yet eating these foods. Reflecting their greater liking for salty taste, the exposed infants consumed 55 percent more salt during a preference test than did infants not yet introduced to starchy foods.

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